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Conocephalus stictomerus Rehn & Hebard, 1915

Spotted-legged Meadow Katydid
Conocephalus stictomerus Rehn & Hebard, 1915: Pl. XV, Fig. 10 (after type). male habitus (body length 11.4 mm, pronotum 3.2 mm, tegmina 8.7 mm). (Otu).
Conocephalus stictomerus Rehn & Hebard, 1915: Pl. XV, Fig. 10 (after type). male habitus (body length 11.4 mm, pronotum 3.2 mm, tegmina 8.7 mm). (Otu).
Conocephalus stictomerus Rehn & Hebard, 1915: Pl. XVI, Fig. 13. male fastigium, outline of cephalic view. (Otu).
Conocephalus stictomerus Rehn & Hebard, 1915: Pl. XVII, Fig. 12. male, outline of lateral lobe of pronotum. (Otu).
Conocephalus stictomerus Rehn & Hebard, 1915: Pl. XVIII, Fig. 23. male cercus, dorsal outline. (Otu).
Conocephalus stictomerus Rehn & Hebard, 1915: Pl. XVIII, Fig. 24. male cerus, lateral outline. (Otu).
Conocephalus stictomerus Rehn & Hebard, 1915: Pl. XX, Fig. 13. ovipositor. (Otu).
CollectionObject 1522133; 02459866-7109-4d48-92b0-a8df1d2e9e5a: male (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1522133; 02459866-7109-4d48-92b0-a8df1d2e9e5a: male pronotum and stridulatory apparatus (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (3)

  • Conocephalus (Xiphidion) stictomerus Rehn & Hebard, 1915: 199.

    Holotype; male; 02459866-7109-4d48-92b0-a8df1d2e9e5a; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); United States: New Jersey: Cape May: Cedar Springs

  • Conocephalus stictomerus Rehn & Hebard, 1915 in Rehn & Hebard, 1916: 265.
  • Conocephalus (Conocephalus) stictomerus Rehn & Hebard, 1915 in Otte, 1997: 43.

References (3)

  • Otte, D. (1997) Orthoptera Species File 7. Tettigonioidea. The Orthopterists' Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 373 pp.
  • Rehn, J.A.G. & Hebard, M. (1915) Studies in American Tettigoniidae V. A synopsis of the genus Conocephalus found in North America, north of Mexico. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 41, 155–224. Available at http://reader.library.cornell.edu/docviewer/digital?id=chla5077659_4251_002#page/82/mode/1up
  • Rehn, J.A.G. & Hebard, M. (1916) Studies in the Dermaptera and Orthoptera of the coastal plains and piedmont region of the southeastern United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 68, 87–314. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/79453#page/95/mode/1up

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

From Greek στικτός = spotted, and μηρός = thigh, in allusion to the remarkable spots and dots of coral red found on the thighs of live individuals.

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