Stilpnochlora

Stilpnochlora
Stilpnochlora couloniana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Phaneropterinae
Tribe: Steirodontini
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". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  2. ^ a b "Stilpnochlora Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  3. ^ a b "Browse Stilpnochlora". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  4. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  5. ^ a b c 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. JSTOR 4064652.

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