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Issue: Vol. 4623 No. 1: 24 Jun. 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-06-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4623.1.10
Page range: 151–162
Abstract views: 70
PDF downloaded: 1

The Little Harlequin Katydid—a new species of Paraxiphidium Redtenbacher, 1891 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae; Conocephalini) from the Amazonian Rainforest

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, INPA, Programa de Pós-graduação em Entomologia, Caixa Postal 2223, 69080-971 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Grupo de Pesquisa em Ecologia e Biologia de Peixes, Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá, Caixa Postal 38. 69553-225 Tefé, Amazonas, Brasil.
Orthoptera Spine-headed katydid Brazilian Amazon colorful katydids Conceveiba

Abstract

Paraxiphidium is a genus of flashy Neotropical katydids belonging to Conocephalini. Paraxiphidium iriodes sp. nov. is described from the Brazilian Amazon region. This is the first record of the genus for Brazil. The description of stridulatory file, male internal genitalia and data on natural history is provided. A key is included to the species of the group and a map with the geographical records completes the paper.

 

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