Orophus tessellatus

Orophus tessellatus, the false leaf katydid,[2] is a species of katydid native to Mexico, Central America, and South America.[1][3] It is in the large subfamily Phaneropterinae within the tribe Amblycoryphini.[1] Its coloring varies from brown to green, some with spots, mottling, or uniform in coloration.[4] The body length reaches 16 mm (0.63 in) in males and 22 mm (0.87 in) in females. The ovipositor is approximate 7 mm (0.28 in) in length.[3] The species is characterized by the size of the forewings and their "dirty" coloring.[3]

Orophus tessellatus
In Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Phaneropterinae
Genus: Orophus
Species:
O. tessellatus
Binomial name
Orophus tessellatus
(Saussure, 1861)
Synonyms[1]
  • Phylloptera tessellata Saussure, 1861
  • Anepsia tessellata Saussure, 1861)
  • Paragenes tessellata Saussure, 1861)
  • Orophus annulatus (Rehn, 1901)
  • Orophus intacta (Walker, 1871)
  • Orophus obtusus (Griffini, 1896)
  • Orophus subnotata (Walker, 1870)
  • Orophus subpunctata (Walker, 1869)

It was originally described in 1861 as Phylloptera (Orophus) tessellata.[5] The holotype is a female from Oaxaca, Mexico.[1][5] It is part of the Orophus tessellatus species group, which also contains the species Orophus andinus and Orophus conspersus.[6]

References
  1. Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "species Orophus tessellatus (Saussure, 1861)". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. Marshall, Steven A. (2008). 500 Insects: a Visual Reference. Firefly Books.
  3. Brunner von Wattenwyl (1878) Monographie der Phaneropteriden. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (Verh. der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellsch. Wien) 28: 1-401, pl. 1-8
  4. Rehn, James A. G. (1906). "Notes on the Orthoptera of Costa Rica, with Descriptions of New Species". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 53.
  5. Saussure. 1861. Orthoptera Nova Americana. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie 2(13):126-130, 156-164, 313-324, 397-402
  6. Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "species group Orophus (tessellatus) (Saussure, 1861)". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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