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Species Atlanticus gibbosus - Robust Shieldback

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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 Tettigoniinae (Shield-backed Katydids)
Genus Atlanticus (Eastern Shieldbacks)
Species gibbosus (Robust Shieldback)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Atlanticus gibbosus Scudder 1894
Identification
Largest of our Atlanticus spp. Shape of the male cerci is distinctive
Range
FL, GA, AL, and SC
Food
Omnivorous
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