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Conocephalus sp. nov. 2

Meadow Grasshopper

Herbivore; Miconia and pampa zones; with reduced flight wings

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Orthoptera

Suborder
Ensifera

Superfamily
Tettigonioidea

Family
Tettigoniidae

Genus
Conocephalus

Species
sp. nov. 2

Taxon category: New to Science

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.

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