Biology:Aglaothorax ovata

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Short description: Species of cricket-like animal

Aglaothorax ovata
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Tribe: Nedubini
Genus: Aglaothorax
Species:
A. ovata
Binomial name
Aglaothorax ovata
(Scudder, 1899)

Aglaothorax ovata, commonly known as the ovate shieldback or ovate shield-back katydid, is a species of shield-backed katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4] They are 25-40 mm in length and tend to be green and yellow, sometimes with brown mottling. They have short wings and thick shields on their thorax. Adults are active in late summer and fall.[5]

Subspecies

These six subspecies belong to the species Aglaothorax ovata:[1]

  • Aglaothorax ovata armiger Rehn & Hebard, 1920
  • Aglaothorax ovata gigantea (Rentz & Birchim, 1968)
  • Aglaothorax ovata longicaudus Rentz & Birchim, 1968
  • Aglaothorax ovata ovata (Scudder, 1899)
  • Aglaothorax ovata segnis Rehn & Hebard, 1920
  • Aglaothorax ovata tinkhamorum Rentz & Birchim, 1968

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Aglaothorax ovata Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=657847. Retrieved 2019-09-23. 
  2. "Aglaothorax ovata". https://www.gbif.org/species/1690139. Retrieved 2019-09-23. 
  3. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "species Aglaothorax ovata (Scudder, 1899)". http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1141691. Retrieved 2019-07-02. 
  4. Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. pp. 98. ISBN 9780520288744. 

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