Biology:Conocephalus melaenus
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Short description: Species of cricket-like animal
| Conocephalus melaenus | |
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| Adult, male | |
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. melaenus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conocephalus melaenus (De Haan, 1843)
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| Synonyms [2][3] | |
Conocephalus melaenus,[1] sometimes known as the black-kneed conehead or black-kneed meadow katydid is a species of Tettigoniidae found in China , Taiwan, Japan , Nepal, India , Indo-China and western Malesia.[2]
Description
This medium-sized conehead has hind femora with knees darkened: which is diagnostic.[3] The crimson-orange nymphs are quite noticeable in the grasses and shrubs where they develop.
Gallery
nymph - Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
female
song
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Haan W de (1843) in Temminck [Ed.] Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlansche Overzeesche Bezittingen 19/20: 188,189.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 2 May 2020)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Min Zhou, Wen-Xuan Bi & Xia-Wei Liu (2010). "The genus Conocephalus (Orthoptera, Tettigonioidea) in China" (PDF). Zootaxa 2527: 49–60. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/zt02527p060.pdf.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3659025 entry
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