Orthoptera of North Carolina
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Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
ACRIDIDAE
GRYLLACRIDIDAE
GRYLLIDAE
GRYLLOTALPIDAE
RHAPHIDOPHORIDAE
ROMALEIDAE
TETRIGIDAE
TETTIGONIIDAE
TRIDACTYLIDAE
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Tettigoniidae Members:
Conocephalus aigialus
Conocephalus allardi
Conocephalus brevipennis
Conocephalus fasciatus
Conocephalus nemoralis
Conocephalus nigropleuroides
Conocephalus saltans
Conocephalus spartinae
Conocephalus stictomerus
Conocephalus strictus
Conocephalus unidentified species
Odontoxiphidium apterum
Orchelimum agile
Orchelimum bradleyi
Orchelimum campestre
Orchelimum carinatum
Orchelimum concinnum
Orchelimum erythrocephalum
Orchelimum fidicinium
Orchelimum militare
Orchelimum minor
Orchelimum nigripes
Orchelimum pulchellum
Orchelimum superbum
Orchelimum vulgare
Orchelimum unidentified species
Belocephalus subapterus
Bucrates malivolans
Neoconocephalus bivocatus
Neoconocephalus caudellianus
Neoconocephalus ensiger
Neoconocephalus exiliscanorus
Neoconocephalus melanorhinus
Neoconocephalus palustris
Neoconocephalus retusus
Neoconocephalus robustus
Neoconocephalus triops
Neoconocephalus velox
Neoconocephalus unidentified species
Pyrgocorypha uncinata
Amblycorypha alexanderi
Amblycorypha arenicola
Amblycorypha peedee
Amblycorypha carinata
Amblycorypha floridana
Amblycorypha longinicta
Amblycorypha oblongifolia
Amblycorypha rotundifolia
Amblycorypha unidentified species
Microcentrum retinerve
Microcentrum rhombifolium
Montezumina modesta
Inscudderia walkeri
Scudderia unidentified species
Scudderia cuneata
Scudderia curvicauda
Scudderia curvicauda laticauda
Scudderia fasciata
Scudderia furcata
Scudderia septentrionalis
Scudderia texensis
Pterophylla camellifolia
Atlanticus americanus
Atlanticus gibbosus
Atlanticus monticola
Atlanticus pachymerus
Atlanticus unidentified species
Hubbellia marginifera
Atlanticus davisi
NC
Records
Odontoxiphidium apterum
Morse, 1901 - Wingless Meadow Katydid
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Taxonomy
Family:
Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:
Conocephalinae
Tribe:
Conocephalini
Comments:
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.
Species Status:
Very similar to Conocephalus species but females are wingless and males have cerci with two rather than just a single spur.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Photographs:
BugGuide
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iNaturalist
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GBIF
SINA
241a.htm
Comments:
A small, green and brown meadow katydid. The top of the head, pronotum, and abdomen are reddish-brown, bordered by a yellow line that runs along the lateral carinae of the pronotum and continuing along the upper sides of the abdomen. The sides of the head, thorax, and abdomen is green.(Blatchley, 1920).
Total Length [body plus wings; excludes ovipositor]:
11-14 mm, males; 11-18 mm, females (Blatchley, 1920)
Structural Features:
Females lack both pairs of wings. Males possess tegmina but they are shorter than the pronotum and oval in shape (Blatchley, 1920). The cerci of the males are slender, sub-cylindrical, and elongate. Both a basal dorsal tooth is present and a postmedian lateral tooth.
Singing Behavior:
Songs consist of continuous series of buzzes with very short separations between them.
Distribution in North Carolina
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Adult Dates:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)
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Habitats and Life History
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Status in North Carolina
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