Pseudophyllus titan

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Pseudophyllus titan
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Pseudophyllinae
Supertribe: Pseudophylliti
Tribe: Pseudophyllini
Genus: Pseudophyllus
Species:
P. titan
Binomial name
Pseudophyllus titan
White, 1846 [1]
Synonyms

Pseudophyllus rex(Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893)

Pseudophyllus titan, the giant false leaf katydid (a name also used for a few other species), is a species of leaf-mimic bush-cricket of the subfamily Pseudophyllinae found in the canopy of tropical forests in Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangladesh (the species' type locality is Sylhet), northeastern India (Assam and Nagaland), and southernmost China (Yunnan). [2] [3] [4] [5] It is among the largest species in the genus Pseudophyllus , which also makes it one of the world's largest Orthoptera, with a typical length of 13 cm (5.1 in) from head to tip of the folded wings and a wingspan of c.23 cm (9.1 in). [6] [7] Like many other species of crickets and grasshoppers, the male is capable of stridulation, producing a relatively loud and distinctive, bird-like chirp; it usually stridulates ("sings") at night. [5]

Commercialized framed specimens sold to insect collectors can often be found under the name "Sasuma grasshopper". In some parts of its range, it is sometimes roasted and eaten as a snack. [4]

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<i>Stilpnochlora couloniana</i> Species of cricket-like animal

Stilpnochlora couloniana is a species of phaneropterine katydid in the family Tettigoniidae, native to southeastern United States, the Bahamas and Cuba. It is known as the giant katydid and it is the largest katydid in the United States, with an average length of 6.6 cm (2.6 in) in adult males and 7.8 cm (3.1 in) in adult females. Individuals from Cuba tend to grow 5–10% larger than those from the United States. They are sometimes kept as pets.

<i>Pterophylla camellifolia</i> Species of katydid

Pterophylla camellifolia, the common true katydid, is a common North American insect in the family Tettigoniidae (katydids). Within the Tettigoniidae, it belongs to the subfamily Pseudophyllinae. Other common names include northern true katydid and rough-winged katydid.

<i>Stilpnochlora</i> Genus of cricket-like animals

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<i>Caedicia simplex</i> Species of insect

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<i>Siliquofera</i> Subfamily of cricket-like animals

Siliquofera is a genus of bush cricket in the subfamily Phyllophorinae that includes only one species, Siliquofera grandis, which is fairly common and widespread in rainforest canopies of New Guinea and nearby smaller islands, and seemingly rare in Australia where only found in the remote Iron Range region. This very well-camouflaged, green and leaf-like bush cricket is one of the world's largest Orthoptera, with adults typically having a length of 10.7–13 cm (4.2–5.1 in) and a wingspan of 25–27 cm (9.8–10.6 in); it can weigh more than 30 g (1.1 oz).

References

  1. White A (1846) Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 1 18: 23-24.
  2. Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 26 December 2017)
  3. Senthilkumar, N.; Barthakur, N.D.; Borah, N.J. (2006). "Orthopteran fauna of the Gibbon wildlife sanctuary, Assam". Zoos' Print Journal. 21 (8): 2347–2349. doi:10.11609/JoTT.ZPJ.1442a.2347-9.
  4. 1 2 Mozhui, L.; Kakati, L.N.; Kiewhuo, P.; Changkija, S. (2020). "Traditional Knowledge of the Utilization of Edible Insects in Nagaland, North-East India". Foods. 9 (7): 852. doi: 10.3390/foods9070852 . PMC   7404660 .
  5. 1 2 Li, Junjian; et al. (2019). "Phylogeny and acoustic signal evolution of a pure tone song katydid Pseudophyllus titan (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) based on the complete mitogenome". Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal. 30 (3): 385–396. doi:10.1080/24701394.2018.1502280.
  6. Nakládal, O. (2012). General and systematic entomology. Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. p. 77. ISBN   978-80-213-2325-4.
  7. Storozhenko, S.Y. (2017). "First record of Pseudophyllus titan White, 1846 (Orthoptera: Tettiginiidae, Pseudophyllinae) from Vietnam". Far Eastern Entomologist. 348: 15–16. doi: 10.25221/fee.348.2 .