Short-winged Katydid - Dichopetala

Moved

Moved from Thread-legged Katydids--looking at these genera, I'm sure of this one now. Dichopetala is virtually wingless, matching thes photos. The photographs of specimens are so faded, it is hard to see coloration differences, too. The common name for Dichopetala is "Short-winged Katydid", if the photographer wants to change the caption.

… Cotinis, 27 October, 2006 - 7:50am

Done..

Done deal Patrick. Good eye. I see what you mean. Pretty much an exact match from what I can see.

… Jason Penney, 27 October, 2006 - 8:07am

Not a grasshopper,

It's a Katydid. Looks like a nymph. I'm not sure which species, though. I might add more info later, if I find it or get a response from my Katydid contact.

… Lynette Schimming, 12 September, 2005 - 2:37pm

Adult thread-legged katydid.

This is a fine image of an adult male thread-legged katydid in the genus Arethaea.

… Eric R. Eaton, 12 September, 2005 - 4:04pm

Thanks...

Thanks alot guys. Unfortunately, I can't find it in the guide.
Jason

… Jason Penney, 12 September, 2005 - 8:35pm

Thread-legged Katydid

TX seems to have quite a few species of Thread-legged Katydids. See the google search here. I'll make a guide page for this for you and move it there. Maybe we can even get it down to the exact species?

… Lynette Schimming, 12 September, 2005 - 9:41pm

Dichopetala?

Gosh folks, I hate to disagree with my mentor in all things orthopteran (and hymenopteran), that is, Eric, but this, to me, looks like a Dichopetala. Coloration looks very similar to this one I just saw in Texas, and a previous one seen by Tom Murray:

Compare what I believe to be an Arethaea:

Certainly the genera are rather similar. The SINA key separates those two genera on wing length (esp. in the males). If this is an adult, with those short (or absent) wings, it would likely be a Dichopetala. (Some female Arethaea, I guess, have reduced wings (1), I understand.)
Also, the face of this indivdiual (left) is not a match for the SINA photo of Arethaea (right)

That's the way I see it, though I'm always ready to wear my orthopedic shoes.

… Cotinis, 26 October, 2006 - 12:54pm