| Idiostatus gurneyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Tettigoniinae |
| Genus: | Idiostatus |
| Species: | I. gurneyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Idiostatus gurneyi Rentz, 1973 | |
Idiostatus gurneyi, or Gurney's shieldback, is a species of shield-backed katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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