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Common Name:
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ACRIDIDAE
GRYLLACRIDIDAE
GRYLLIDAE
GRYLLOTALPIDAE
RHAPHIDOPHORIDAE
ROMALEIDAE
TETRIGIDAE
TETTIGONIIDAE
TRIDACTYLIDAE
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Tettigoniidae Members:
Conocephalus aigialus
Conocephalus allardi
Conocephalus brevipennis
Conocephalus fasciatus
Conocephalus nemoralis
Conocephalus nigropleuroides
Conocephalus saltans
Conocephalus spartinae
Conocephalus stictomerus
Conocephalus strictus
Conocephalus unidentified species
Odontoxiphidium apterum
Orchelimum agile
Orchelimum bradleyi
Orchelimum campestre
Orchelimum carinatum
Orchelimum concinnum
Orchelimum erythrocephalum
Orchelimum fidicinium
Orchelimum militare
Orchelimum minor
Orchelimum nigripes
Orchelimum pulchellum
Orchelimum superbum
Orchelimum vulgare
Orchelimum unidentified species
Belocephalus subapterus
Bucrates malivolans
Neoconocephalus bivocatus
Neoconocephalus caudellianus
Neoconocephalus ensiger
Neoconocephalus exiliscanorus
Neoconocephalus melanorhinus
Neoconocephalus palustris
Neoconocephalus retusus
Neoconocephalus robustus
Neoconocephalus triops
Neoconocephalus velox
Neoconocephalus unidentified species
Pyrgocorypha uncinata
Amblycorypha alexanderi
Amblycorypha arenicola
Amblycorypha bartrami
Amblycorypha carinata
Amblycorypha longinicta
Amblycorypha oblongifolia
Amblycorypha rotundifolia
Amblycorypha unidentified species
Microcentrum retinerve
Microcentrum rhombifolium
Montezumina modesta
Inscudderia walkeri
Scudderia unidentified species
Scudderia cuneata
Scudderia curvicauda
Scudderia curvicauda laticauda
Scudderia fasciata
Scudderia furcata
Scudderia septentrionalis
Scudderia texensis
Pterophylla camellifolia
Atlanticus americanus
Atlanticus gibbosus
Atlanticus monticola
Atlanticus pachymerus
Atlanticus unidentified species
Hubbellia marginifera
Atlanticus davisi
NC
Records
Conocephalus aigialus
Rehn & Hebard, 1915 - Seashore Meadow Katydid
Male
Taxonomy
Family:
Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:
Conocephalinae
Tribe:
Conocephalini
Comments:
One of nineteen species in this large worldwide genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2018; Cigliano et al., 2018); ten have been recorded in North Carolina
Species Status:
The type locality of this species is Wrightsville Beach, NC (Rehn and Hebard, 1915)
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Photographs:
BugGuide
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iNaturalist
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GBIF
Technical Description, Adults/Nymphs:
Rehn and Hebard (1915); Blatchley (1920)
SINA
230a.htm
Comments:
A small green and yellow Lesser Meadow Katydid. Head, thorax, and the anterior portion of the abdomen are green, shading into bright yellow on the posterior portion of the abdomen, with the cerci also bright yellow in the males (Blatchley, 1920). The face lacks the median stripe found in O. stictomerus, but there is a broad stripe of cinnamon-brown on the dorsal surface of the head and pronotum (Rehn and Hebard, 1920). The tegmina are light buff, and the hind femora are green, lackng the prominent reddish spots found in stictomerus (Blatchley, 1920).
Total Length [body plus wings; excludes ovipositor]:
12-15 mm, males; 11.6-17.2 mm, females (Blatchley, 1920)
Structural Features:
Both macropterous and micropterous individuals exist. In micropterous individuals -- which predominate -- the tegmina cover three-fourths of the abdomen in males and two thirds in females; the tips are obliquely and sharply rounded (Blatchley, 1920). The cerci of the males are strongly swollen at he middle, with the apical portion abruptly, strongly narrowed; a slender tooth is located on the ventral side, with the base not visible from above (see Rehn and Hebard, 1915, and Blatchley, 1920, for illustrations and descriptions; also illustrated on SINA). The ovipositor is straight, relatively broad, and shorter than the hind femora (Rehn and Hebard, 1915; Blatchley, 1920; also illustrated by SINA, 2018).
Structural photos
Male reproductive structures. Specimen collected by J.B. Sullivan, Jones County, 27-OCT-2018
Singing Behavior:
Song is a weak buzzy trill similar to that of Conocephalus brevipennis (Fulton, 1932). The peak frequency at 25 C (14 kHz (SINA, 2018)
Distribution in North Carolina
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Adult Dates:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
According to Rehn and Hebard (1915), this species is restricted to beaches and tidal rivers along the Atlantic Coast, where it is found primarily in the halophytic vegetation growing along the shoreline but not found out in the marshes
Diet:
Observation Methods:
Abundance/Frequency:
Adult Phenology:
See also Habitat Account for
General Tidewater Shorelines and Flats
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
[GNR] S1S3
State Protection:
Comments:
Image Gallery for
Conocephalus aigialus
- Seashore Meadow Katydid
Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan
Jones Co.
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