Moncheca
Moncheca is a genus of conehead katydids containing at least four species.[1]
| Moncheca | |
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| Moncheca pretiosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Tribe: | Copiphorini |
| Genus: | Moncheca Walker, 1869 |
Description and distribution
Members of Moncheca are aposematically colored and one of the few katydid genera to use chemical defenses against predators.[2]
Members of this genus are found in humid tropical forests in Mexico, Central and South America.[1][3]
References
- "genus Moncheca Walker, 1869: Orthoptera Species File". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- Naskrecki, Piotr (2013-10-01). "Katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigonioidea) of the Grensgebergte Mountains and Kasikasima Region of Southeastern Suriname". A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Upper Palumeu River Watershed (Grensgebergte and Kasikasima) of Southeastern Suriname: 102. doi:10.1896/054.067.0114.
- Juárez-Noé, Gino; González-Coronado, Uzbekia (2020-06-30). "Listado preliminar de Mantodea, Blattodea y Orthoptera (Insecta) de la región de Piura, Perú". Graellsia (in Spanish). 76 (1): 103. doi:10.3989/graellsia.2020.v76.240. ISSN 1989-953X.
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