Melanonotus powellorum
| Melanonotus powellorum | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Near Arenal volcano | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudophyllinae |
| Genus: | Melanonotus |
| Species: | M. powellorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanonotus powellorum Rentz, 1975 | |
Melanonotus powellorum is a species of katydid in the subfamily Pseudophyllinae.[1] It was described in 1975 from Monteverde, Costa Rica.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Malanonotus powellorum is yellowish brown, with a large, rounded head and long antennae. It is sluggish, flightless, and nocturnal, emerging to feed at night among the leaves of the forest understory.
Range
[edit]This species is known from Monteverde, where it is common, and also elsewhere in Costa Rica.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The specific epithet honors George and Harriett Powell,[2] researchers who helped establish the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve[4] and preserve the habitat of this species.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Citizen science observations for Melanonotus powellorum at iNaturalist
- 1 2 Rentz, David C. (1975). Two new katydids of the genus Melanonotus from Costa Rica with comments on their life history strategies. Vol. 86. American Entomological Society. pp. 129–140.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ "species Melanonotus powellorum Rentz, 1975: Orthoptera Species File". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ↑ "George Powell". BOSQUETERNO S.A. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
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