Stilpnochlora | |
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Stilpnochlora couloniana | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Tettigoniidae |
Subfamily: | Phaneropterinae |
Tribe: | Steirodontini |
Genus: |
Stilpnochlora Stål, 1873 |
Stilpnochlora is a genus of phaneropterine katydids in the family Tettigoniidae, native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas. There are about 15 described species in Stilpnochlora. [1] [2] [3] [4]
They are relatively large, leaf-like katydids that are mostly green, between 5 and 10 cm (2–4 in) long depending on exact species, and females generally reach a larger size than males of the same species; S. couloniana is the largest katydid in the United States (no other member of the tribe Steirodontini occurs north of Mexico or the Caribbean islands). [5] Although some species in this genus have features that allow for relatively easy identification, several are very similar and can only be distinguished after a careful examination of certain morphological details (their distributions are often useful, too). [5] As far as known, Stilpnochlora and all other members of the tribe Steirodontini are entirely herbivorous. [5]
These 15 species belong to the genus Stilpnochlora: [2] [3]
Stilpnochlora | |
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Stilpnochlora couloniana | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Tettigoniidae |
Subfamily: | Phaneropterinae |
Tribe: | Steirodontini |
Genus: |
Stilpnochlora Stål, 1873 |
Stilpnochlora is a genus of phaneropterine katydids in the family Tettigoniidae, native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas. There are about 15 described species in Stilpnochlora. [1] [2] [3] [4]
They are relatively large, leaf-like katydids that are mostly green, between 5 and 10 cm (2–4 in) long depending on exact species, and females generally reach a larger size than males of the same species; S. couloniana is the largest katydid in the United States (no other member of the tribe Steirodontini occurs north of Mexico or the Caribbean islands). [5] Although some species in this genus have features that allow for relatively easy identification, several are very similar and can only be distinguished after a careful examination of certain morphological details (their distributions are often useful, too). [5] As far as known, Stilpnochlora and all other members of the tribe Steirodontini are entirely herbivorous. [5]
These 15 species belong to the genus Stilpnochlora: [2] [3]