Orthoptera of North Carolina

Family (Alpha):

View	Tettigoniidae Members:	NC Records
Atlanticus monticola Davis, 1915 - Least Shieldback

Taxonomy

Family: Tettigoniidae

Subfamily: Tettigoniinae

Tribe: Drymadusini

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images, iNaturalist, GBIF	SINA 287a.htm
Structural Features: The hind femurs are relatively short. The ovipositor is also short and distinctively up-curved. Both the dorsal and ventral sides at the tip are narrowed and the opening is consequently centrally located (Blatchley, 1920). The tips of the tegmina in the males are rounded rather than slightly produced, as in pachymerus.

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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State Protection: GRN SNR [SHS3]

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	Recorded by: Mark Basinger, Jim Petranka, and Becky Elkin Mitchell Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger, Jim Petranka, and Becky Elkin Mitchell Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger, Jim Petranka, and Becky Elkin Mitchell Co. Comment:

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