Orthoptera of North Carolina

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Melanoplus nigrescens Black-sided Spur-throat Grasshopper checklist_number: 52.0	Melanoplus is our largest genus of Orthopterans, with over 350 species occurring in North America (Cigliano et al., 2017). 38 species have been recorded in North Carolina.	This is relatively large for a short-winged species of Melanoplus. The dorsal surfaces of the head and pronotum are a dark grayish brown. The piceous black stripe typical of Melanoplus species is pres...	This species appears to be strongly associated with dry-xeric stands of oak forests. These probably include maritime forests at Southport, where it was originally discovered. Inland in the Coastal Pla...	Unobserved, but in the Uwharries it appears to be associated with tangles of Muscadine, which commonly cover extensive areas of the ground. Xerophytic heaths are another possibility, as are the xeroph...	Found by flushing individuals while walking through their habitat....	[W3]	GU S2S3	This species is known only from a few sites in the Southeast, with specimens documented from North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama (Hill and Dakin, 2011). In North Carolina, it is known only from three...
Anaxipha vernalis Spring Trig checklist_number: 171.0	One of thirteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2017); nine have been recorded in North Carolina. Vernalis belongs to the Delicatula Species Group, of which declicatula is the only other described species.	A very small, brown Trig. Unlike most members of the Exigua Group, it lacks a stripe on the lateral face of the femur (Walker and Funk, 2014). Structural features -- particularly the number of pegs on...	Fulton (1956) describes the habitat as primarily fresh-water marshes and stream borders, especially with thick herbaceous growth, including both Lizardtail and tall wetland graminoids. We also have re...	Apparently unrecorded; possibly omnivorous...	Singing males are most easily detected both day and night. They may also be captured using sweep netting, although Walker and Funk (2014) state that this species is particularly difficult to capture....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	GNR SNR [SU]	In addition to Anaxipha vernalis sensu strictu, we may have an undescribed sibling species. Both have been recorded in the same habitats and appear to overlap in range. Although neither one appears to...
Oecanthus quadripunctatus Four-Spotted Tree Cricket checklist_number: 161.0	One of eighteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2018), eight of which have been recorded in North Carolina	...	Fulton (1915) describes the habitat of quadripunctatus as "upland fields abounding in medium sized weeds such as aster, sweet clover, golden rod, ragweed, and especially the wild carrot or Queen Ann's...	...	...		G5 S5	...
Neonemobius palustris Sphagnum Ground Cricket checklist_number: 148.0	One of six species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2017), three of which have been recorded in North Carolina	The smallest of our ground crickets. Blatchley (1900) described it as pitch-brown in color over its entire body, although Hebard (1913) noted that some populations are a lighter clove brown and descri...	Blatchley (1900) described its habitat in northern Indiana as dense, damp patches of sphagnum moss within tamarack swamps and cranberry bogs. In North Carolina, our records appear to come primarily fr...	Stenophagous on Sphagnum species (Johnstone and Vickery, 1970). In North Carolina, Fulton (1931) reported that palustris did well in captivity feeding solely on Sphagnum, and its tight association wit...	The song is high pitched and fairly weak, making it difficult for at least some people to detect in the field. However, individuals are reported to be easily flushed by pressing down on sphagnum mats,...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	[GNR] [S1S2]	This species has one of the most restricted habitats of any of our orthoptera and its apparently limited dispersal abilities -- only micropterous individuals are known -- makes its occurrences highly ...
Schistocerca alutacea Leather-colored Bird Locust checklist_number: 2.0	One of about 50 species of New World locusts, with only the Migratory Locust found in the Old World (Song, 2004). Six species are found in North Carolina.	A fairly large, moderately hirsute, greenish-brown to rusty-brown locust. A yellowish mid-dorsal stripe is always present in this species, whereas it is frequently missing in S. rubiginosa. ...	This species prefers shrubby, moist to wet situations, including bogs, swamps, marshes, and thickets bordering mesic forests (Song, 2004). Most of our records come from pocosins....	...	...		G5 SNR [S4S5]	...
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Mermiria picta Lively Mermiria checklist_number: 15.0	One of four species in this genus, all of which occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018); three species have been recorded in North Carolina	A large, slender, green and red-striped, Slant-faced Grasshopper. The antennae are red but the ground color of the rest of the head, thorax, abdomen and legs are green to yellowish-green. A red mid-do...	The majority of our records except for Morse's (1904) come from wet Longleaf Pine habitats, including savannas, flatwoods, sandhill seeps, and pocosin ecotones. In the Fall-line Sandhills, we have als...	Apparently not recorded but probably feeds on grasses and sedges, as in the other members of this genus...	Probably best found by flushing it by walking through its habitat. Males, in particular, are likely to fly long distances before landing....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	G5 SNR [S3S4]	This species appears to be a strong specialist on wet Longleaf Pine habitats, which have undergone a major reduction in range since European settlement. Almost all of our records come from large expan...
Campylacantha olivacea Fuzzy Olive-green Grasshopper checklist_number: 276.0	Two species are currently recognized in this genus, both of which occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., accessed 2021-10-05). Only olivacea occurs in the eastern United States, where it is primarily a relict species.	This species is typically bright olive-green but can be occasionally pale brown or dark fuscous (Blatchely, 1920). A dark green line exists on the vertex of the head and the antennae have white annuli...	In the East, this species appears to be associated with prairies, sandhills, and probably other forb-dominated habitats associated with dry-mesic, sandy or clay-rich soils....	In the Black Belt Prairies of Mississippi, this species has only been collected in patches of western ragweed, Ambrosia psilostachya (Hill, 2007). Blatchley (1920) cites Bruner for records from...	...		G5 SNR [S1S2]	This is a Great Plains species that has been recorded at only a few sites in the Southeast. Only two populations has been documented in North Carolina, with the next known occurrences located in weste...
Oecanthus fultoni Snowy Tree Cricket checklist_number: 156.0	One of eighteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2018), eight of which have been recorded in North Carolina	...	...	...	...			...
Tetrix arenosa Sanded Pygmy Grasshopper checklist_number: 107.0		Grayish or blackish, sometimes with a large pale patch on the dorsal surface of the pronotum, with traces of black on the posterior margin (Blatchley, 1920). Some of our specimens are reddish brown....	Rehn and Hebard (1916) found this species on the sandy shoreline of Lake Waccamaw, on a sandy border of a bog, on wet clay bordering a small stream, and in dry, sandy upland areas. Our recent records ...	...	...		G5 S3S4	...
Melanoplus bispinosus Two-Spined Melanoplus checklist_number: 29.0	Melanoplus is our largest genus of Orthopterans, with over 350 species occurring in North America (Cigliano et al., 2017). 38 species have been recorded in North Carolina.	A medium-large, dark grayish to reddish, long-winged grasshopper. Scudder (1897) described the color as "cinereo-fuscous, more or less ferruginous." Our one specimen is fairly dark gray but with reddi...	Our records come mainly from an open sandy areas, including an abandoned gravel mine and a number of sandy old fields ...	Presumably grasses...	Recorded by flushing it by walking through its habitat...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	G4G5 [SU]	This species is common in Texas and the southern Midwest (see range map prepared by Otte in Cigliano et al., 2016) but appears to have been discovered in the Southeast fairly recently. It was not rec...
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Odontoxiphidium apterum Wingless Meadow Katydid checklist_number: 201.0	This is one of two members of this strictly southeastern North American genus (Cigliano et al., 2024). Only O. apterum occurs in North Carolina with O. apalachicolae confined to the Appalachicola delta.	A small, green and brown meadow katydid. The top of the head, pronotum, and abdomen are reddish-brown, bordered by a bright white line that runs along the lateral carinae of the pronotum and continuin...	...	...	...		[GNR] [SU]	...
Neonemobius cubensis Cuban Ground Cricket checklist_number: 147.0	One of six species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2017), three of which have been recorded in North Carolina	Cubensisis a small, brownish-black ground cricket that is similar in general appearance and color to palustris but is not as solid in coloration, possessing patches of pale grayish-buff ...	Fulton (1931) states that cubensis is largely a marsh species, found at the edges of both freshwater and brackish marshes; also found along streams and other moist places with dense herbaceous cover....	Probably omnivorous...	Most easily detected by its song. Long-winged individuals are also seen at moth sheets with 15 watt UV lights....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	GNR SNR [S4S5]	This species appears to be widespread and occupies fairly common habitat types. It therefore seems to be secure within the state. ...
Melanoplus sanguinipes Migratory Locust checklist_number: 60.0	Melanoplus is our largest genus of Orthopterans, with over 350 species occurring in North America (Cigliano et al., 2017). 38 species have been recorded in North Carolina. Along with M. propinquus and femurrubrum, M. sanguinipes belongs to the Sanguinipes Species Group (Cigiano et al., 2017).	This is a grayish-brown, long-winged species. The usual postoccular dark stripe is present but may be incomplete on the metazona. The hind femur has two dark marks on the outer face. The hind tibiae a...	Prefers successional fields and other open herbaceous areas...	Polyphagous, feeding on both forbs and graminoids. This species is considered to be the worst crop pest among the North American grasshoppers, particularly in the prairie region where it can form imme...	...		G5 [S4S5]	...
Pyrgocorypha uncinata Hook-Faced Conehead checklist_number: 227.0	This is the sole species in this genus in North America, with 15 other species found in the Neotropics and eastern and southern Asia (Cigliano et al., accessed 2024)	This species is similar in appearance to the members of Neoconocephalus but has a sharply pointed fastigium with a downward pointing, hooked-shaped tip rather than a blunt-tipped or rounded con...	Adults and juveniles can be found in low herbaceous vegetation. Males are also reported to sing from the tops of trees (Blatchely, 1920)...	...	Adults and juveniles can be collected by sweeping herbaceous vegetation or can be occasionally attracted to moth sheets. Although the songs are distinctive, they are usually too high-pitched to be hea...			...
Conocephalus fasciatus Slender Meadow Katydid checklist_number: 194.0	One of nineteen species in this large worldwide genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2018; Cigliano et al., 2018); ten have been recorded in North Carolina	A small, slender, long-winged Lesser Meadow Katydid. The dorsal surface of the head, thorax, and abdomen are dark brown; on the abdomen, the dorsal band is bordered by pale lines which, in females, ar...	Successional fields, hayfields, and pastures...	...	This species is easily observed when walking through its habitat. Its song, however, is too high pitched to hear for most people...		G5 SNR [S5]	...
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Eritettix simplex Velvet-striped Grasshopper checklist_number: 11.0	One of four species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018), and the only one that occurs in North Carolina	A small, yellowish-green to brown, Slant-faced Grasshopper. Males are usually are brown or gray and rarely show any trace of green; females are more variable and range from green and yellow to brown (...	In the main portion of its range in the Midwest, this species is particularly associated with tall-grass prairies but also occurs in short-grass prairies, sand-prairies and deserts (Brust, ). East of ...	Feeds purely on grasses and sedges in prairie habitats (Otte, 1981; Brust, ), with Grama grasses (Bouteloua) being favored. That species, however, has only been recorded in Graham County in North Caro...	Best found by walking through its habitat and flushing individuals into making short jumps....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	G5 SNR [S1]	Our records are all historic and relatively few in number. However, they come from across a wide area of the state and probably from relatively common types of habitats, including pastures and hayfiel...
Booneacris variegata Variegated Wingless Locust checklist_number: 72.0	One of four species in this genus that occur in North America (Cigliano et al., 2016) and the only one that has been recorded in North Carolina	A medium-small, completely wingless grasshopper, the only one that occurs in North Carolina. Individuals of both sexes, but males in particular, are strongly variegated with dark brown and cream, ting...	Morse (1904) noted that this species "seems to be widely distributed in higher parts of the North Carolina mountains, inhabiting shrubby undergrowth and thickets of weeds and bushes". Our records rang...	Food plants are not mentioned but the species has been often found up in shrubs and small trees, including conifers. Conequently, it may feed on a wide variety of vegetation....	Found by flushing individuals by walking through their habitats...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	G5 S2?	Previously known primarily from historic records, there are now a number of recent photographs from North Carolina and elsewhere in the Southern Appalachians indicate that there are a number of popula...
Pictonemobius ambitiosus complex checklist_number: 150.0	One of four species in this genus, all of which are confined to southeastern North America (Cigliano et al., 2017). While one member of this genus has been recorded in North Carolina, it is not clear which species it represents (Gross et al., 1989).	A small, reddish-brown ground cricket. Members of this genus are distinguished by their facial markings: the face is shining black, with a narrow pale stripe between the eyes (Hebard, 1913). The verte...	Most of the species in this genus are associated with dry, open, oak woodlands growing on sandhills. At least some populations of ambitiosus in South Carolina, occur in river bottomlands or st...	Probably omnivorous...	Males sing primarily during the day and are most easily detected by their songs...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	[GNR] S1S3	Members of this genus have been rarely collected even in South Carolina and the only historic records we have from North Carolina are for the specimens collected by Fulton in the 1930s. Although more ...
Scudderia curvicauda Curve-Tailed Bush Katydid checklist_number: 240.0	One of seven species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018), six of which have been recorded in North Carolina	Members of this genus are best distinguished by the structural features of the males (see plate in SINA at https://orthsoc.org/sina/g060a.htm)....	Blatchley (1920) describes the habitat of this species as dry to moist forests and woodlands, including the shrub layer as well as the trees. ...	...	...		G5 S3S4	...
Scudderia curvicauda laticauda Broad-tailed Bush Katydid checklist_number: 241.0		Members of this genus are best distinguished by the structural features of the males (see plate in SINA at https://orthsoc.org/sina/g060a.htm). This form is larger and more robust than the nominate fo...	Blatchley (1920) describes the habitat of this katydid as primarily the undergrowth of pine forests....	...	...		GNRTNR SU	...
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Allonemobius fultoni Fulton's Ground Cricket checklist_number: 136.0	One of ten species in this genus, all of which occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2017). Eight species have been recorded in North Carolina.	According to Howard and Furth (1986), Allonemobius fultoni is essentially identical in terms of markings to both A. allardi and walkeri. The head is darker than in socius/fasci...	Fulton's Ground Crickets are associated with wet grassy areas, including open marshes or under deep shade (Howard and Furth, 1986). In the Coastal Plain, we have recorded this species under shrub cove...	Probably omnivorous...	Mostly easily detected and identified by its song...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	GNR SNR [S3S4]	This species was considered rare by Howard and Furth (1986), who had collected it only at two sites in New Jersey and one in North Carolina; Walker (2017) shows only three additional sites, in Georgia...
Orchelimum bradleyi Bradley's Meadow Katydid checklist_number: 203.0	One of nineteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018), thirteen of which have been recorded in North Carolina	A relatively slender member of the Greater Meadow Katydids. Most of the head, body, and appendages are light green, with two diverging brown lines running from the vertex to the hind edge of the thora...	Associated with Maiden Cane and Sawgrass marshes...	Not recorded; probably omnivorous...	Individuals dive into the water when disturbed, making them difficult to capture (Rehn and Hebard, 1915)...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	GNR [SH]	We have only a couple of records for this species, none of which are recent. It is likely to be restricted to the Tidewater area, where it is a fairly strong habitat specialist. The grassy marsh habit...
Conocephalus strictus Straight-Lanced Meadow Katydid checklist_number: 200.0	One of nineteen species in this large worldwide genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2018; Cigliano et al., 2018); ten have been recorded in North Carolina	A small (large for the genus), short-winged Lesser Meadow Katydid. The head and sides of thorax and abdomen are green and a brown dorsal stripe runs from the fastigium and occiput of the head down the...	Blatchley (1920) describes the habitat of this species as consisting of "dry upland meadows, open pastures, and prairies". ...	...	...		GNR S5	...
Conocephalus saltans Prairie Meadow Katydid checklist_number: 197.0	One of nineteen species in this large worldwide genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2018; Cigliano et al., 2018); ten have been recorded in North Carolina	A small, reddish-brown to bluish-green, short-winged Lesser Meadow Katydid. The typical form is dull reddish-brown. The face is marked with a dark stripe or blotch and a wide stripe of brown runs from...	Blatchley (1920) described this species as xerophilous, associated with dry upland prairies and sandy barrens. Populations have been found in association with Andropogon and other dry bunch-grasses, N...	Individuals have been observed on forbs but their dietary range needs to be more fully documented....	Best found by flushing individuals by walking through their habitat...		G5 S2S3	More surveys are needed to document the conservation status of this species in North Carolina. However, apart from a single recent record, this species has not been collected in the state since the 19...
Amblycorypha arenicola Sandhill Virtuoso Katydid checklist_number: 229.0	One of seventeen species in this genus that occur in North America (Cigliano et al., accessed 2024-09-25; Forrest et al., 2023). Eight species have been recorded in North Carolina.	Arenicola and longinicta are probably indistinguishable in terms of color and pattern but differ in size and other structural features. Males can be distinguished by their songs....	Associated with xeric to mesic, fire-maintained sandhill scrub communities (Walker, 2004). Stands with xerophytic oaks may be preferred, although individuals can occasionally be found in herb-dominate...	...	Probably most easily detected by the male songs....		GNR S2S3	...
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Tetrix ornata Ornate Pygmy Grasshopper checklist_number: 110.0		The color and patterning of this species is highly variable (see illustration in Blatchley, 1920). The pronotum is often marked with two to four dark brown spots and there is sometimes a large white p...	...	...	...			...
Paratettix cucullatus Hooded Pygmy Grasshopper checklist_number: 105.0		...	Damp sandy or muddy pond and creek shorelines (Blatchley, 1920)...	...	...		G5 S4S5	...
Tettigidea prorsa Cone-Headed Pygmy Grasshopper checklist_number: 99.0		Cream or brownish above and blackish on the sides and legs (Helfer, 1987). The medial ridge of the pronotum is also black....	Wet pine savannas and pocosin ecotones (Rehn and Hebard, cited by Blatchley, 1920)...	...	...		[GNR] SH	...
Tettigidea lateralis Black-Sided Pygmy Grasshopper checklist_number: 97.0		Color is highly variable, varying from black, gray, brown, to cream (Helfer, 1987). ...	Can be common in both wet and dry areas (Helfer, 1987)...	...	...		G5 S4S5	...
Tettigidea acuta Acute Pygmy Grasshopper checklist_number: 286.0		"Color brown to dark brownish fuscous, more or less of the top of pronotum straw-colored. Elytral pale spots rather larger than in lateralis" (Morse, 1895). ...	Associated with marshes, including fresh, brackish, and salt (Helfer, 1987)...	Members of this group feed on algae or detritus in mud or sand...	...			...
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Tettigidea armata Armored Pygmy Grasshopper checklist_number: 96.0		Dark brown to blackish, sometimes with cream or tan patches on the pronotum and hind femurs (Helfer, 1987)....	Found mostly in wet mucky areas, often where shaded (Helfer, 1987)...	...	...		G5 SH	...
Ellipes minuta Smaller Sand Cricket checklist_number: 113.0		...	Stream, pond, and lake shores (Blatchley, 1920)...	...	...		GNR S3S4	...
Neotridactylus apicialis Larger Pygmy Locust checklist_number: 253.0		...	Wet sandy shorelines of lakes and streams (Blatchley, 1920)...	...	...		GNR S3S4	...
Paxilla obesa Obese Pygmy Grasshopper checklist_number: 95.0		A strongly swollen, dark brown species with lighter patches (Blatchley, 1920; Helfer, 1987). In some individuals, the upper surface of the pronotum is much lighter than the lower portion....	Rehn and Hebard (1915) described obesa as "restricted to low, blackish, water-soaked ground covered with low bog plants (sun-dews, pitcher plants, etc.), in pine woods (long-leaf pine at all of the lo...	Algae and decaying material in mud...	...		GNR SH	All of our records for this species appear to be more than 100 years old and were few in number to begin with. Rehn and Hebard (1915) found it as far north as New Bern but the majority of the records ...
Nomotettix cristatus Crested Pygmy Grasshopper checklist_number: 102.0		...	...	...	...		G5 S4S5	...
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Neotettix proavus Fork-Faced Pygmy Grasshopper checklist_number: 101.0		...	...	...	...			...
Neotettix femoratus Short-Legged Pygmy Grasshopper checklist_number: 100.0		...	Common in both dry and wet habitats (Helfer, 1987)...	...	...		G5 S4S5	...
Tettigidea lateralis lateralis Black-Sided Pygmy Grasshopper checklist_number: 98.0		...	...	...	...			...
Melanoplus decorus Decorated Spur-throat Grasshopper checklist_number: 38.0	Melanoplus is our largest genus of Orthopterans, with over 350 species occurring in North America (Cigliano et al., 2017). 38 species have been recorded in North Carolina. Rehn and Hebard (1916a) included decorus in the Decorus species group, which also include M. nubilus and M. attentuatus in North Carolina, and M. australis south of our area.	A small, short-winged (flightless) grasshopper. Adults are yellowish-green to golden-yellow with black markings on the head behind the eye, a black stripe on the sides of the thorax, and black blotche...	All of our records come from wet, open, herbaceous swales. Most come from wet longleaf pine savannas, with some also occurring in nearby powerline clearings or along roadside ditches. In mainland Dare...	Captive adults feed on the leaves of forbs, including the traps of Venus Flytraps (Hall and Sullivan, 2003)...	Adults are active during the day and are easy to spot in low savanna vegetation...	Listed as Significantly Rare in North Carolina by the Natural Heritage Program. It has no legal protection, however, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	G2G3 S2S3	This species is highly associated with wet savannas and other boggy wetlands, all of which have greatly declined since Colonial settlement due to conversion to agriculture and silviculture. Since the ...
Melanoplus strumosus Swollen Spur-throat Grasshopper checklist_number: 66.0	Melanoplus is our largest genus of Orthopterans, with over 350 species occurring in North America (Cigliano et al., 2017). 38 species have been recorded in North Carolina. Included by Blatchley (1920) in the Puer Species Group, of which only strumosus and mirus have been recorded in North Carolina	A small, reddish-brown, short-winged Melanoplus. The dorsal surface of the head and pronotum are reddish brown. In males, the lateral piceous-black stripe runs from just behind the eye, across the upp...	Hubbell (1932) found this species in open hardwoods on a mountain slope in Alabama and in scrubby oak forests on sandhills in Florida. Our records come from frequently burned scrub oak stands growing ...	...	Can be flushed by walking through its habitat...		G4G5 S3S4	This species appears to be a specialist on frequently burned longleaf pine-dominated habitats in the Coastal Plain. Its range appears to be limited but it can usually be found where suitable habitat e...
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Neoconocephalus triops Broad-Tipped Conehead checklist_number: 225.0		This is a fairly large but slender katydid. Both green and brown color phases commonly occur. The broad, rounded fastigium with a narrow anterior rim of white and a basal area of black, is diagnostic....	Fulton (1932) described a preference for vegetation consisting of tall grass, weeds, or bushes. In the winter, we have also found them well back within closed-canopy forests....	Species in this genus are strongly associated with grasses and have been observed feeding on seeds -- explaining their very powerful jaws -- as well as leaf blades (Himmelman, 2009)....	Usually most easily detected by male songs, at least for people whose hearing range includes frequencies above 8 kHz. This species also comes to light, including black lights. Handle specimens with ca...		GNR S5	This is one of our commonest and most widespread of our orthopteran species. It makes use of a wide range of habitats and appears to be secure within the state....
Neoconocephalus robustus Robust Conehead checklist_number: 224.0		...	Fulton (1932) described the vegetation occupied by this species as consisting of "tall grass, weeds, or bushes." ...	Species in this genus are strongly associated with grasses and have been observed feeding on seeds -- explaining their very powerful jaws -- as well as leaf blades (Himmelman, 2009)....	...			...
Neoconocephalus retusus Round-Tipped Conehead checklist_number: 223.0		...	Fulton (1932) describes this species as found "usually in grass."...	Species in this genus are strongly associated with grasses and have been observed feeding on seeds -- explaining their very powerful jaws -- as well as leaf blades (Himmelman, 2009)....	...		GNR S4S5	...
Neoconocephalus palustris Marsh Conehead checklist_number: 222.0		The cone of this species is entirely green below and tapers upward to a blunt tip. The rim of the cone is dull yellow and there is a yellow line that runs from behind the eye and continues of the late...	This species inhabits tall grasses and cattails along shorelines, marshes, and bogs (Blatchley, 1920; Himmelman, 2009). ...	Species in this genus are strongly associated with grasses and have been observed feeding on seeds -- explaining their very powerful jaws -- as well as leaf blades (Himmelman, 2009)....	...			...
Neoconocephalus melanorhinus Black-Nosed Conehead checklist_number: 221.0		...	Salt marshes (SINA)...	Species in this genus are strongly associated with grasses and have been observed feeding on seeds -- explaining their very powerful jaws -- as well as leaf blades (Himmelman, 2009)....	...		[GNR] SH	...
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Neoconocephalus exiliscanorus Slightly Musical Conehead checklist_number: 220.0		...	...	Species in this genus are strongly associated with grasses and have been observed feeding on seeds -- explaining their very powerful jaws -- as well as leaf blades (Himmelman, 2009)....	...			...
Neoconocephalus ensiger Sword-Bearing Conehead checklist_number: 219.0		...	...	Species in this genus are strongly associated with grasses and have been observed feeding on seeds -- explaining their very powerful jaws -- as well as leaf blades (Himmelman, 2009)....	...			...
Neoconocephalus caudellianus Caudell's Conehead checklist_number: 218.0		...	...	Species in this genus are strongly associated with grasses and have been observed feeding on seeds -- explaining their very powerful jaws -- as well as leaf blades (Himmelman, 2009)....	...			...
Neoconocephalus bivocatus False Robust Conehead checklist_number: 217.0		...	...	Species in this genus are strongly associated with grasses and have been observed feeding on seeds -- explaining their very powerful jaws -- as well as leaf blades (Himmelman, 2009)....	...			...
Neoconocephalus velox Swift Conehead checklist_number: 226.0		A green or brown conehead katydid. The cone is distinctively unmarked below, longer than wide, and rounded at the tip. ...	Blatchley (1920) described this species as inhabiting the undergrowth of pine forests in the Southeast....	Species in this genus are strongly associated with grasses and have been observed feeding on seeds -- explaining their very powerful jaws -- as well as leaf blades (Himmelman, 2009)....	...		GNR SNR [S3S4]	...