Copiphorini

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Copiphorini
Copiphora rhinoceros - female.jpg
Beautiful katydid from Chiapas (Moncheca pretiosa) (7769193552).jpg
Copiphora rhinoceros above, Moncheca pretiosa below (both females)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Conocephalinae
Tribe: Copiphorini
Karny 1912

The Copiphorini are a tribe of bush crickets or katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. Previously considered a subfamily (the Copiphorinae), they are now placed in the subfamily Conocephalinae. [1] Like some other members of Conocephalinae, they are known as coneheads, grasshopper-like insects with an extended, cone-shaped projection on their heads that juts forward in front of the base of the antennae. [2]

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Description

Species in the tribe Copiphorini vary in length from about 24 to 74 mm (1 to 3 in). In most species, the female is considerably larger than the male, and in some, the largest male is smaller than the smallest female. [2] Like other members of the cricket suborder Ensifera, they differ from grasshoppers (suborder Caelifera) in having filamentous antennae that are longer than their bodies. Most species have loud songs which enable them to be identified. The call is made in most instances by the two fore wings rubbing together. Some species can hear with the aid of hearing organs in the tibia segments of their legs. The ovipositor is straight and slender and bears no teeth. [3]

Genera

Panacanthus cuspidatus is a relatively large and spiny species from the western Amazon Panacanthus cuspidatus (14988851498).jpg
Panacanthus cuspidatus is a relatively large and spiny species from the western Amazon

Genera include: [4]

  1. Acantheremus Karny, 1907
  2. Anacaona Yong, 2019
  3. Apoecides Bolívar, 1914
  4. Artiotonus Montealegre-Z., Morris, Sarria-S. & Mason, 2011
  5. Banza Walker, 1870
  6. Belocephalus Scudder, 1875
  7. Borinquenula Walker & Gurney, 1972
  8. Brachycaulopsis Fontana, Mariño-Pérez & Woller, 2013
  9. Bucrates Burmeister, 1838
  10. Caetitus Antunes, Chamorro-Rengifo & Takiya, 2018
  11. Caulopsis Redtenbacher, 1891
  12. Clasma Karsch, 1893
  13. Conocephaloides Perkins, 1899
  14. Copiphora Serville, 1831
  15. Coryphodes Redtenbacher, 1891
  16. Daedalellus Uvarov, 1940
  17. Dorycoryphus Redtenbacher, 1891
  18. Erioloides Hebard, 1927
  19. Eriolus Bolívar, 1888
  20. Eucaulopsis Hebard, 1931
  21. Euconocephalus Karny, 1907
  22. Eurymetopa Redtenbacher, 1891
  23. Gryporhynchium Uvarov, 1940
  24. Lamniceps Bolívar, 1903
  25. Lanista Bolívar, 1890
  26. Lanistoides Sjöstedt, 1913
  27. Liostethus Redtenbacher, 1891
  28. Lirometopum Scudder, 1875
  29. Loboscelis Redtenbacher, 1891
  30. Mayacephalus Cadena-Castañeda, Monzón-Sierra & Cortés-Torres, 2016
  31. Melanophoxus Karny, 1907
  32. Metacaputus Naskrecki, 2000
  33. Moncheca Walker, 1869
  34. Montesa Walker, 1869
  35. Mygalopsis Redtenbacher, 1891
  36. Neoconocephalus Karny, 1907
  37. Oxyprora Stål, 1873
  38. Panacanthus Walker, 1869
  39. Parabucrates Scudder, 1897
  40. Paroxyprora Karny, 1907
  41. Parvarhynchus Farooqi & Usmani, 2020
  42. Pedinostethus Redtenbacher, 1891
  43. Phaneracra Uvarov, 1936
  44. Phoxacris Karny, 1907
  45. Plastocorypha Karsch, 1896
  46. Pluviasilva Naskrecki, 2000
  47. Poascirtus Saussure, 1899
  48. Podacanthophorus Naskrecki, 2000
  49. Pseudorhynchus Serville, 1838
  50. Pyrgocorypha Stål, 1873
  51. Rombophora Yong, 2019
  52. Ruspolia Schulthess, 1898
  53. Santandera Koçak & Kemal, 2008
  54. Sphodrophoxus Hebard, 1924
  55. Toledopizia Chamorro-Rengifo & Braun, 2010
  56. Unicorniella Yong, 2019
  57. Vestria Stål, 1874
  58. Xestophrys Redtenbacher, 1891

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References

  1. Orthoptera species file (retrieved 3 January 2018)
  2. 1 2 Walker, Thomas J. "Subfamily Copiphorinae". Singing Insects of North America. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  3. Walker, Thomas J. "How to recognize crickets, katydids, and cicadas". Singing Insects of North America. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  4. "subfamily Conocephalinae Burmeister, 1838". OSF Online. Retrieved 26 April 2022.