Orophus tessellatus

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Orophus tessellatus
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In Costa Rica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Phaneropterinae
Genus: Orophus
Species:
O. tessellatus
Binomial name
Orophus tessellatus
(Saussure, 1861)
Synonyms [1]
  • Phylloptera tessellataSaussure, 1861
  • Anepsia tessellataSaussure, 1861)
  • Paragenes tessellataSaussure, 1861)
  • Orophus annulatus(Rehn, 1901)
  • Orophus intacta(Walker, 1871)
  • Orophus obtusus(Griffini, 1896)
  • Orophus subnotata(Walker, 1870)
  • Orophus subpunctata(Walker, 1869)

Orophus tessellatus, the false leaf katydid, [2] is a species of katydid native to Mexico, Central America, and South America. [1] [3] It is in the large subfamily Phaneropterinae within the tribe Amblycoryphini. [1] Its coloring varies from brown to green, some with spots, mottling, or uniform in coloration. [4] The body length reaches 16 mm (0.63 in) in males and 22 mm (0.87 in) in females. The ovipositor is approximate 7 mm (0.28 in) in length. [3] The species is characterized by the size of the forewings and their "dirty" coloring. [3]

It was originally described in 1861 as Phylloptera (Orophus) tessellata. [5] The holotype is a female from Oaxaca, Mexico. [1] [5] It is part of the Orophus tessellatus species group, which also contains the species Orophus andinus and Orophus conspersus . [6]

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References

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