Melanonotus powellorum
Melanonotus powellorum is a species of katydid in the subfamily Pseudophyllinae.[1] It was described in 1975 from Monteverde, Costa Rica.[2][3]
| Melanonotus powellorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudophyllinae |
| Genus: | Melanonotus |
| Species: | M. powellorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanonotus powellorum Rentz, 1975 | |
Description
Malanonotus powellorum is yellowish brown, with a large, rounded head and long antennae. It is sluggish, flightless, and nocturnal, emerging to feed at night among the leaves of the forest understory.
Range
This species is known from Monteverde, where it is common, and also elsewhere in Costa Rica.[1]
Habitat
Etymology
The specific epithet honors George and Harriett Powell,[2] researchers who helped establish the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve[4] and preserve the habitat of this species.
References
- Citizen science observations for Melanonotus powellorum at iNaturalist
- Rentz, David C. (1975). Two new katydids of the genus Melanonotus from Costa Rica with comments on their life history strategies. pp. 129–140.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - "species Melanonotus powellorum Rentz, 1975: Orthoptera Species File". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- "George Powell". BOSQUETERNO S.A. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
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