Species Orchelimum silvaticum - Long-spurred Meadow Katydid

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Habitat · Internet References

Insect Eating Long Horned Grasshopper - Orchelimum silvaticum

Orchelimum silvaticum - Orchelimum silvaticum - male

Orchelimum silvaticum nymph male - Orchelimum silvaticum - male

Orchelimum silvaticum mating - Orchelimum silvaticum - male - female

Orchelimum silvaticum separation immediately after mating (shows spermatophylax) - Orchelimum silvaticum - male - female

Orchelimum silvaticum female immediately after mating (shows spermatophylax) - Orchelimum silvaticum - female

Orchelimum silvaticum nymph female beginning to show ovipositor - Orchelimum silvaticum - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)

Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)

Infraorder Tettigoniidea (Katydids, Camel Crickets, and relatives)

Family Tettigoniidae (Katydids)

Subfamily Conocephalinae (Coneheads and Meadow Katydids)

Tribe Conocephalini (Meadow Katydids)

Genus Orchelimum (Greater Meadow Katydids)

Species silvaticum (Long-spurred Meadow Katydid)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Orchelimum silvaticum McNeill 1891

Identification

This species has the longest "tooth" on the inner surface of the male cerci, this feature prompting the common name

Range

Midwestern states from SD-TX, east to OH and AL, with small scattered populations further east in NY and MD

Habitat

A common prairie and deciduous woodland species of the Midwest. Often in juniper and cedar trees.

Internet References

SINA

OSF

Songs of Insects

Contributed by Jeffrey Cole on 27 December, 2007 - 3:23am
Additional contributions by metrioptera
Last updated 8 July, 2019 - 11:16am

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