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Mexican Bush Katydid (Scudderia mexicana)

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Scudderia mexicana
Nymph of Mexican bush katydid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Phaneropterinae
Genus: Scudderia
Species:
S. mexicana
Binomial name
Scudderia mexicana
(Saussure, 1861)

Scudderia mexicana, the Mexican bush katydid, is a species of phaneropterine katydid in the family Tettigoniidae.[1][2] They are 30–38 mm in length and have slender wings. Nymphs have a horn between their antennae.[3] They eat leaves, including big-leaf mahogany.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Scudderia mexicana Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ^ Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 98. ISBN 9780520288744.
  4. ^ Campos-Navarrete, María José; Abdala-Roberts, Luis; Munguía-Rosas, Miguel A.; Parra-Tabla, Víctor (4 August 2015). "Are Tree Species Diversity and Genotypic Diversity Effects on Insect Herbivores Mediated by Ants?". PLOS ONE. 10 (8): e0132671. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1032671C. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132671. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4524695. PMID 26241962.

Further reading[edit]

  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • Capinera J.L, Scott R.D., Walker T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press.