Stilpnochlora couloniana
Both in Cuba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Stilpnochlora
Species:
S. couloniana
Binomial name
Stilpnochlora couloniana
(Saussure, 1861)

Stilpnochlora couloniana is a species of phaneropterine katydid in the family Tettigoniidae, native to southeastern United States (Florida and Georgia; the only Steirodontini in the US), the Bahamas and Cuba.[1][2][3][4][5] It is known as the giant katydid (a name also used for some other species) and it is the largest katydid in the United States,[1] with an average length of 6.6 cm (2.6 in) in adult males and 7.8 cm (3.1 in) in adult females.[2] Individuals from Cuba tend to grow 5–10% larger than those from the United States.[2] They are sometimes kept as pets.

References

  1. 1 2 "Stilpnochlora couloniana Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  2. 1 2 3 Emsley, M.G. (1970). "A Revision of the Steirodontine Katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae: Steirodontini)". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 122: 125–248. JSTOR 4064652.
  3. ↑ "Stilpnochlora couloniana Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  4. ↑ "Stilpnochlora couloniana species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  5. ↑ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-03-08.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Capinera, J.L; Scott, R.D.; Walker, T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
  • Otte, Daniel (1997). Poole, Robert W.; Gentili, Patricia (eds.). Orthoptera. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America: vol. 4: Non-Holometabolous Orders. Entomological Information Services. pp. 581–634. ISBN 1-889002-04-6.
  • "Singing Insects of North America". Retrieved 2018-03-08.


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