A new species of katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae) described from Texas, U.S.A

Stidham, John

doi:10.64338/im.1216.5e4ap

A new species of katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae) described from Texas, U.S.A

Orthoptera Tettigoniidae Phaneropterinae

John Stidham
Garland, Texas

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64338/im.1216.5e4ap
ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EFE3E4D4-A67B-4A4B-9010-156F8F937A8D
Keywords: Big Bend, Arethaea

Abstract

A unique new species of katydid, Arethaea eleanorae (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae: Arethaea Stål), is described from the Big Bend region of western Texas. The females of this new species are particularly notable for their contrasting white and green abdominal bands.