Stilpnochlora

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]

Stilpnochlora
Stilpnochlora couloniana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Stilpnochlora
Stål, 1873

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]

  • Stilpnochlora azteca (Saussure, 1859)
  • Stilpnochlora aztecoides Emsley, 1970
  • Stilpnochlora couloniana (Saussure, 1861) (giant katydid)
  • Stilpnochlora incisa Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
  • Stilpnochlora laurifolia (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Stilpnochlora lineolata Emsley, 1970
  • Stilpnochlora lineolatoides Emsley, 1970
  • Stilpnochlora marginella (Serville, 1838)
  • Stilpnochlora marginoides Emsley, 1970
  • Stilpnochlora nanna Emsley, 1970
  • Stilpnochlora ovalifolia Saussure & Pictet, 1898
  • Stilpnochlora quadrata (Scudder, S.H., 1869)
  • Stilpnochlora rodgersae Emsley, 1970
  • Stilpnochlora thoracica (Serville, 1831)
  • Stilpnochlora undulata Emsley, 1970

References
  1. "Stilpnochlora Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  2. "Stilpnochlora Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  3. "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. 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.

Further reading
  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Capinera, J.L; Scott, R.D.; Walker, T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
  • Otte, Daniel (1997). Poole, Robert W.; Gentili, Patricia (eds.). Orthoptera. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America: vol. 4: Non-Holometabolous Orders. Entomological Information Services. pp. 581–634. ISBN 1-889002-04-6.
  • "Singing Insects of North America". Retrieved 2018-03-08.
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