Stilpnochlora

TaxID: 1397632

Basic Information

Stilpnochlora

Giant Katydid

Stilpnochlora is a genus of phaneropterine katydids in the family Tettigoniidae, native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas. There are about 15 described species in Stilpnochlora. They are relatively large, leaf-like katydids that are mostly green, between 5 and 10 cm (2 C4 in) long depending on exact species, and females generally reach a larger size than males of the same species; S. couloniana is the largest katydid in the United States (no other member of the tribe Steirodontini occurs north of Mexico or the Caribbean islands). Although some species in this genus have features that allow for relatively easy identification, several are very similar and can only be distinguished after a careful examination of certain morphological details (their distributions are often useful, too). As far as known, Stilpnochlora and all other members of the tribe Steirodontini are entirely herbivorous.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Orthoptera

Tettigoniidae

Stilpnochlora

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Photos (5 photos)

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(c) Javier Alvarez@BY-NC
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(c) Dra. Laura Elvia Uribe Lara@BY-NC
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(c) Dra. Laura Elvia Uribe Lara@BY-NC
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(c) Alonso Flores Peredo@BY-NC

Morphological Features

Coloration almost uniformly greenish, with yellowish tinge on most part of head and pronotum; antennal flagellum light brown; distal part of middle tibia and dorsal surface of hind tibia with very small light brown to brown marks at femorotibial articulations. Upper rostral tubercle slightly narrowed before roundly truncate apex, narrowest part practically equal to scape in width, dorsal surface not inclined downwards and with thin median longitudinal groove not reaching apex. Cerci moderately elongate, rather thick, cylindrical in proximal two thirds, slightly dorsoventrally flattened in distal third with shallow dorsal concavity before apical part, apical part medially curved with apex shaped as a denticle with two small rounded projections directed upwards/medially. Male stridulatory vein of left tegmen about 6.6 mm long with 19–20 ventral teeth per mm in middle part. Female genital plate somewhat longer than cerci, elongately triangular with clear trapezoidal apical notch and a pair of small posterior projections bearing short distinct styli.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Taxonomic treatment
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Plazi taxonomic treatment

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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No distribution records available.

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature