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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Long-horned Orthoptera (Ensifera) » Katydids, Camel Crickets, and relatives (Tettigoniidea) » Katydids (Tettigoniidae) » Shield-backed Katydids (Tettigoniinae) » Pediodectes » Black-margined Shieldback (Pediodectes nigromarginatus)
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ß - Pediodectes nigromarginatus - male
Copyright © 2009 Arlo Pelegrin

ß - Pediodectes nigromarginatus - Male
El Rancho Puerta Grande, Edwards County, Texas, USA
April 29, 2009
Size: 15mm
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Contributed by Arlo Pelegrin on 2 May, 2009 - 11:05am
Last updated 24 September, 2010 - 11:45am

mmm - the move didn't "take"
Moved from Pediodectes.
… David J. Ferguson, 24 September, 2010 - 11:42am login or register to post comments

Tentatively moved to species,
This seems to be the best fit.
Moved from Pediodectes.
… David J. Ferguson, 24 September, 2010 - 11:39am login or register to post comments

shield back
This is a shield-back katydid; looks like an immature male. I think this one is a species of Pediodectes, based on the shape of the pronotum and the location. That genus is very diverse in Texas. If you see any later in the year, you would need a good shot of the rear abdominal appendages of a male to try to get a species name.
… James Miskelly, 3 May, 2009 - 11:42pm login or register to post comments

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