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Least Katydid (Brachyinsara hemiptera)
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Copyright © 2005
Steve Nanz
Katydid Sp_3020 -
Brachyinsara hemiptera
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Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA
October 15, 2005
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Contributed by
Steve Nanz
on 19 December, 2005 - 4:15am
Last updated 15 July, 2010 - 7:05am
Subfamily Phaneropterinae - female
Although barely visible, the ovipositor is typical for this subfamily, as females lay in plants rather than in the soil. A member of a group of special genera, with especially narrow tegmina and long legs.
The western genus Insara seems to match at best.
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Richard Vernier
, 19 December, 2005 - 5:53am
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Thanks
Thanks for for pointing me in the right direction.
All the Insara species seem to be east of San Diego from what I could find and none were brown (not that this matters much). I did find a photo
here
of a specimen within Phaneropterinae, Brachyinsara hemiptera, which is in range.
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Steve Nanz
, 21 December, 2005 - 4:46am
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Bingo!
Aw, gee, I wish I had read your comment more carefully:-) I came to the same conclusion you did after doing 'independent' research on the "Singing Insects of North America" website. Looks pretty conclusive to me. Your specimen is a female it would appear.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 21 December, 2005 - 2:46pm
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