Orthoptera of North Carolina

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View	Tettigoniidae Members:	NC Records
Amblycorypha alexanderi Walker, 2003 - Clicker Round-Winged Katydid

Taxonomy

Family: Tettigoniidae	Subfamily: Phaneropterinae	Tribe: Amblycoryphini
Comments: 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.
Species Status: Belongs to Amblycorypha Group II of Rehn and Hebard (1914) and the Rotundifolia Species Group as revised by Walker et al. (2003). Members of this group are characterized by the shallow humeral sinus of the pronotum; transverse metastermal lobes that are wider than long; and a less strongly arcuate posterior margin of the pronotum. In addition to A. rotundifolia, this group includes A. alexanderi and the recently described Amblycorypha peedee in North Carolina.

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images, iNaturalist, GBIF	Technical Description, Adults/Nymphs: Walker et al. (2003)	SINA 001a.htm
Comments: Green, with only the stridulatory field of the males marked with brown. Species of this group are distinguished by the songs of the males.
Structural Features:
Singing Behavior: Songs consist of a series of short tsiks.
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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) Click on graph to enlarge

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See also Habitat Account for General Montane Mesic Forests

Status in North Carolina

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	Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: Recorded at 20:30 at approximately 62 F. Same as the one photographed.
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Owen McConnell Graham Co. Comment:

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