Biology:Scudderia mexicana

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Short description: Species of cricket-like animal

Scudderia mexicana
Mexican Bush Katydid - Flickr - siamesepuppy.jpg
Nymph of Mexican bush katydid
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Phaneropterinae
Genus: Scudderia
Species:
S. mexicana
Binomial name
Scudderia mexicana
(Saussure, 1861)

Scudderia mexicana, the Mexican bush katydid, is a species of phaneropterine katydid in the family Tettigoniidae.[1][2] They are 30–38 mm in length and have slender wings. Nymphs have a horn between their antennae.[3] They eat leaves, including big-leaf mahogany.[4]

References

  1. "Scudderia mexicana Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/88162. Retrieved 2018-02-04. 
  2. "Orthoptera Species File Online". http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/HomePage/Orthoptera/HomePage.aspx. Retrieved 2018-02-04. 
  3. 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. 
  4. Campos-Navarrete, María José; Abdala-Roberts, Luis; Munguía-Rosas, Miguel A.; Parra-Tabla, Víctor (2015-08-04). "Are Tree Species Diversity and Genotypic Diversity Effects on Insect Herbivores Mediated by Ants?" (in en). PLOS ONE 10 (8): e0132671. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132671. ISSN 1932-6203. PMID 26241962. Bibcode2015PLoSO..1032671C. 

Further reading

  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1. 
  • Capinera J.L, Scott R.D., Walker T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press.

Wikidata ☰ Q10664624 entry