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Neotype - Tibicen dorsatus - Tibicen dorsatus - male
Copyright © 2007 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Neotype - Tibicen dorsatus - Tibicen dorsatus - Male
Atchison State Fishing Lake, 7 mi. NW of Atchison, 39.6315oN, 95.1742oW, 285 m., Atchison County, Kansas, USA
August 26, 2007
Here the sub-genital claspers show a very distinct morphology from that of T. tremulus. Their prong-horned shape with blunted tips is a reliable morphological feature to separate the two. The main difference is in their call, which I'll get Jeff to explain in the info page.

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Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 17 September, 2008 - 12:10am
Last updated 17 September, 2008 - 5:32pm

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