Orthoptera of North Carolina

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View	Tettigoniidae Members:	NC Records
Atlanticus americanus (Saussure, 1859) - American Shieldback

Taxonomy

Family: Tettigoniidae

Subfamily: Tettigoniinae

Tribe: Drymadusini

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images, iNaturalist, GBIF	Technical Description, Adults/Nymphs: Rehn and Hebard (1916); Blatchley (1920)	SINA 284a.htm
Comments: The general color is yellowish brown to dark reddish brown, usually with a dusting of dark speckles producing a pepper and salt appearance (Blatchely, 1920; Rehn and Hebard, 1916b). Although the lateral lobes of the pronotum may be darker than the ground color, they do not have the shining blackish coloration found in pachymerus.
Total Length [body plus wings; excludes ovipositor]: Average body length: 25.3 mm, NC females (n=3) (Rehn and Hebard, 1916b)
Structural Features: Length of pronotum: 10.3, NC females. Length of hind femur: 24.3, NC females (Rehn and Hebard, 1916b).

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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Status in North Carolina

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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S2S4]

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	Recorded by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Paul Hart Harnett Co. Comment:

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