Orophus tessellatus

Orophus tessellatus
In Costa Rica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Phaneropterinae
Genus: Orophus
Species:
O. tessellatus
Binomial name
Orophus tessellatus
(Saussure, 1861)
Synonyms[1]
  • Phylloptera tessellata Saussure, 1861
  • Anepsia tessellata Saussure, 1861)
  • Paragenes tessellata Saussure, 1861)
  • Orophus annulatus (Rehn, 1901)
  • Orophus intacta (Walker, 1871)
  • Orophus obtusus (Griffini, 1896)
  • Orophus subnotata (Walker, 1870)
  • Orophus subpunctata (Walker, 1869)

Orophus tessellatus, the false leaf katydid,[2] is a species of katydid native to Mexico, Central America, and South America.[1][3] It is in the large subfamily Phaneropterinae within the tribe Amblycoryphini.[1] Its coloring varies from brown to green, some with spots, mottling, or uniform in coloration.[4] The body length reaches 16 mm (0.63 in) in males and 22 mm (0.87 in) in females. The ovipositor is approximate 7 mm (0.28 in) in length.[3] The species is characterized by the size of the forewings and their "dirty" coloring.[3]

It was originally described in 1861 as Phylloptera (Orophus) tessellata.[5] The holotype is a female from Oaxaca, Mexico.[1][5] It is part of the Orophus tessellatus species group, which also contains the species Orophus andinus and Orophus conspersus.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "species Orophus tessellatus (Saussure, 1861)". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. ^ Marshall, Steven A. (2008). 500 Insects: a Visual Reference. Firefly Books. ISBN 9781554073450.
  3. ^ a b c Brunner von Wattenwyl (1878) Monographie der Phaneropteriden. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (Verh. der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellsch. Wien) 28: 1-401, pl. 1-8
  4. ^ Rehn, James A. G. (1906). "Notes on the Orthoptera of Costa Rica, with Descriptions of New Species". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 53.
  5. ^ a b Saussure. 1861. Orthoptera Nova Americana. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie 2(13):126-130, 156-164, 313-324, 397-402
  6. ^ Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "species group Orophus (tessellatus) (Saussure, 1861)". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 2 January 2019.