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Tetrix ornata - Paratettix mexicanus - male - female
Copyright © 2016 Bob OKennon

Tetrix ornata - Paratettix mexicanus - Male Female
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
February 17, 2016
Size: 8 mm

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Contributed by Bob OKennon on 28 February, 2016 - 5:29pm
Last updated 29 February, 2016 - 1:03pm

I captured these two after th
I captured these two after they finished mating and took them to my lab and took closer photos. Will post later.
… Bob OKennon, 1 March, 2016 - 9:51am login or register to post comments

Paratettix mexicanus ID
David J. Ferguson, thanks so much for the ID and explanation.
… Bob OKennon, 1 March, 2016 - 9:50am login or register to post comments

looks like Paratettix mexicanus
Moved from Tetriginae.

However, P. cucullatus is very similar, very closely related, and they are both recorded from this region. Telling them apart from photos like this is very very difficult, and has mostly to do with minor differences in proportions and the shape of the face in profile (it is not even always possible to place specimens examined up close and personal). P. mexicanus is generally the one most likely to be found this far south though.

This all assumes that they are actually different, but I suspect they are just regional variants of the same species that blend one into the other.

Regardless, these are not Tetrix ornata.
… David J. Ferguson, 29 February, 2016 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… metrioptera, 29 February, 2016 - 6:11am login or register to post comments

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