Genus Aglaothorax - Ovate Shieldback

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Range · Works Cited

orthopteran from southern CA - Aglaothorax ovata - female

Shield-backed Katydid? - Aglaothorax - female

tettigoniine nymph - Aglaothorax morsei - male

tettigoniine - Aglaothorax morsei - male

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 Aglaothorax (Ovate Shieldback)

Numbers

6 spp., all in our area(1)

Identification

Very similar to and not reliably distinguishable from Neduba by any combination of characters. However, in general, most species of Aglaothorax have a larger more expanded and oval pronotum, shorter legs, and/or a marbled - mottled color pattern. They mostly have a toothed pseudocercus, while most Neduba species do not. Several authors consider Aglaothorax to be a synonym or subgenus of Neduba, and place all of the species in that genus.

Range

sw. US (AZ-NV-CA)(1)

Works Cited

1.	Orthoptera Species File Online

Contributed by David J. Ferguson on 11 October, 2009 - 9:41pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 25 August, 2012 - 1:57pm

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