Orthoptera of North Carolina

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View	Tettigoniidae Members:	NC Records
Atlanticus davisi Rehn & Hebard, 1916 - Davis's Shield-bearer

Taxonomy

Family: Tettigoniidae

Subfamily: Tettigoniinae

Tribe: Drymadusini

Synonym: Atlanticus monticola davisi

Identification

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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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Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status: [W3]

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SU

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	Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Ed Corey Surry Co. Comment: Has a straight ovipositor, unlike the up-curved form typical of monticola; this individual is probably still immature, however, so the identity of this population needs to be confirmed by specimens taken later in the year

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