Neoconocephalus

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Neoconocephalus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Conocephalinae
Tribe: Copiphorini
Genus: Neoconocephalus
Karny, 1907

Neoconocephalus [1] is a genus of katydids or bush crickets in the tribe Copiphorini, from the Americas.

Species

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References

  1. Karny (1907) Abh. Zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 4(3):4, 22.
  2. "Genus Neoconocephalus - Common Coneheads". Bug Guide. Iowa State University. Retrieved March 27, 2017.