Biology:Stilpnochlora

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Short description: Genus of cricket-like animals

Stilpnochlora
Giant Katydid (Stilpnochlora couloniana) (8573971467).jpg
Stilpnochlora couloniana
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
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]

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Stilpnochlora:[2][3]


References

  1. "Stilpnochlora Genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/11842. Retrieved 2018-03-08. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Stilpnochlora Overview". http://eol.org/pages/45948/overview. Retrieved 2018-03-08. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Browse Stilpnochlora". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/browse/tree/id/17eb3477c98f77af4f82b6e8fe38f9d8. Retrieved 2018-03-08. 
  4. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C.. "Orthoptera Species File Online". http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/. Retrieved 2018-03-08. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Emsley, M.G. (1970). "A Revision of the Steirodontine Katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae: Steirodontini)". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 122: 125-248. 

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10680173 entry