Biology:Conocephalus fasciatus
| Slender meadow katydid | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Genus: | Conocephalus |
| Subgenus: | Anisoptera |
| Species: | C. fasciatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conocephalus fasciatus (De Geer, 1773)
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Conocephalus fasciatus, the slender meadow katydid, is a species of katydid of the family Tettigoniidae that is native to the United States and Canada.[1]
Habitat
Conocephalus fasciatus is commonly found year-round throughout the United States and in the southern parts of Canada.[1] They are commonly found in grassy and weedy areas in a large range of habitats including pastures, open pine woods and roadsides.[2]
Diet
The diet of C. fasciatus mainly consists of grasses and grass seedheads, which are readily available in their habitats.[3]
Identification
It is a small, slender katydid with long, narrow wings that extend beyond its posterior.[4] On average, C. fasciatus are 18–26 mm in length[2] and are usually a combination of brown and green in color.[4] In males, the cerci are green and have a stout tooth on the inner border as well as a tip that is weakly flattened. They have a straight ovipositor that is two-thirds the length of the hind femur. The Slender Meadow Katydid has a soft song that is a sequence of alternating ticks and buzzes that vary in duration from 1–20 seconds.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Slender Meadow Katydid - Conocephalus fasciatus - Details - Encyclopedia of Life" (in en). http://eol.org/pages/610394/details#physical_description.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Capinera, John; Scott, Ralph; Walker, Thomas (2004). Field guide to grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets of the United States. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. pp. 181–182. https://archive.org/details/fieldguidetogras00capi.
- ↑ Capinera, J. L.; Scherer, C. W.; Simkins, J. B. (1997-01-01). "Habitat Associations of Grasshoppers at the Macarthur Agro-Ecology Research Center, Lake Placid, Florida". The Florida Entomologist 80 (2): 253–261. doi:10.2307/3495558. http://journals.fcla.edu/flaent/article/download/74762/72420.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Slender Meadow Katydid" (in en-US). Songs of Insects. 2013-10-22. http://songsofinsects.com/katydids/slender-meadow-katydid.
Wikidata ☰ Q10458364 entry
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