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Subfamily Phaneropterinae

false katydids

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link to keys Key to genera of false katydids (Phaneropterinae).

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References

Alexander RD. 1960. Sound communication in Orthoptera and Cicadidae. In: Lanyon WE, Tavolga WN, editors. Animal sounds and communication. Washington D.C.: Am. Inst. Biol. Sci. p 38-92. [Amblycorypha rotundifolia and A. alexanderi]

Allard HA. 1910. The stridulations of some "katydids". Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 23: 35-40. [Amblycorypha longinicta]

Blatchley WS. 1920. Orthoptera of northeastern America. Indianapolis, IN: Nature Publishing. 784 p. Phaneropterinae (pp. 459-494). (The introductory pages to Blatchley's book are accessible on SINA's references page.)

Caudell AN. 1904. A new species of the locustid genus Amblycorypha from Kansas. J. N Y. Entomol. Soc. 13: 50. [Amblycorypha iselyi n. sp. (=A. parvipennis)]

Caudell AN. 1921. On the orthopterous group Phaneropterae (= Scudderiae) with descriptions of a new genus and species. J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 11: 487-493. [Inscudderia taxodii]

Caudell AN. 1929. A new variety of Inscudderia walkeri Hebd from Virginia (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 31: 11-13.

Emsley MG. 1970. A revision of the steirodontine katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae: Steirodontini). Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 122: 125-248. [Stilpnochlora couloniana]

Forrest TG, Lajoie DR, Cusick D. 2006. Calling songs, duets, and auditory tuning in two cryptic katydids (Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae: Amblycorypha). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 99(5): 978-987.

Galliart PL, Shaw KC. 1991a. Effect of intermale distance and female presence on the nature of chorusing by paired Amblycorypha parvipennis (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) males. Fla. Entomol. 74: 559-569.

Galliart PL, Shaw KC. 1991b. Role of weight and acoustic parameters, including nature of chorusing, in the mating success of males of the katydid, Amblycorypha parvipennis (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Fla. Entomol. 74: 453-464.

Galliart P, Shaw KC. 1992. The relation of male and female acoustic parameters to female phonotaxis in the katydid, Amblycorypha parvipennis. J. Orthop. Res. 1: 110-115.

Galliart P, Shaw KC. 1994. The relationship of weight and sound level to continuity of male calling in the katydid, Amblycorypha parvipennis. J. Orthop. Res. 2: 43-45.

Galliart PL, Shaw KC. 1996. The effect of variation in parameters of the male calling song of the katydid, Amblycorypha parvipennis (Orthoptera; Tettigoniidae), on female phonotaxis and phonoresponse. J. Insect Behav. 9: 841-855.

Grant HJ, Jr., Rentz DC. 1966. The katydid genus Platylyra (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Pan. Pac. Entomol. 42: 81-88. [Platylyra californica]

Griffiths, J. T. 1952b. Some biological notes on katydids in Florida citrus groves. Fla. Entomol. 35: 134-138. [Microcentrum rhombifolium]

Hebard M. 1925. The North American genus Inscudderia (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Phaneropterinae). Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 51: 321-330, 2 pl.

Hebard M. 1935a. Orthoptera of the Upper Rio Grande Valley and the adjacent mountains in northern New Mexico. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 87: 45-82.

Hebard M. 1935b. Studies in the Orthoptera of Arizona, Pt I. New genera, species and geographical races. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 61: 111-153, Pl. 4-7.

Hebard M. 1936. Studies in Orthoptera which occur in North America north of the Mexican boundary. VI. A revision of the genus Arethaea (Tettigoniidae, Phaneropterinae). Trans. Amer. ent. Soc. Phil. 62: 231-256, 2 pl.

Hebard M. 1939. Studies in Orthoptera which occur in North America north of the Mexican boundary. X. New and critical notes on previously known Tettigoniidae. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 65: 161-183, 3 pl. [Brachyinsara hemiptera n. sp. and Microcentrum louisianum n. sp.]

Helfert B, Saenger K. 1990. Reproduction and reproductive isolation in Phaneroptera nana Fieb. (1853) and Phaneroptera sparsa Stal (1857) (Orthoptera, Tettigonioidea). Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Oekol. Geogr. Tiere. 117: 109-116.

Heller KG, Von HD. 1993. Calling behavior in bushcrickets of the genus Poecilimon with differing communication systems (Orthoptera: Tettigonioidea, Phaneropteridae). J. Insect Behav. 6: 361-377.

Isely FB. 1941. Researches concerning Texas Tettigoniidae. Ecol. Monogr. 11: 457-475.

Kramer S. 1944. The external morphology of the oblong-winged katydid Amblycorypha oblongifolia (De Geer) (Orthoptera Tettigoniidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 37: 167-192.

Morse AP. 1920. Manual of Orthoptera of New England, including the locusts, grasshoppers, crickets and their allies. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 35: 197-556.     [Excerpt (p. 348-350) of pages dealing with Leptophyles punctatissima.]

Nabours RK. 1929. Hancock's studies of inheritance in green and pink katy-dids, Amblycorypha oblongifolia DeGeer (Orthop.: Tettigoniidae). Entomol. News 40: 14-16.

Nickle DA. 1976. Interspecific differences in frequency and other physical parameters of pair-forming sounds of bush katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 69:1136-44.

Nickle DA. 1984. Revision of the bush katydid genus Montezumina, Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 110: 553-622. [Montezumina modesta]

Nickle DA, Carlysle TC. 1975. Morphology and function of female sound-producing structures in ensiferan Orthoptera with special emphasis on the Phaneropterinae. Int. J. Insect Morphol. Embryol. 4:159-68.

Ragge DR. 1956. A revision of the genera Phaneroptera Serville and Nephopter Uvarov (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae), with conclusions of zoogeographical and evolutionary interest. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 127: 205-283.     [Excerpt (p. 223-239) of pages dealing with six taxa that qualify as subspecies in today's systematic treatments.]

Ragge DR. 1965. Grasshoppers, crickets and cockroaches of the British Isles. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London. 299 p.     [Excerpt (p. 125-128, Plate VIII 5,6), five pages relevant to the speckled bush katydid.]

Rehn JAG, Hebard M. 1914a. A revision of the Orthopterous group Insarae (Tettigoniidae, Phaneropterinae). Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 40: 37-184.

Rehn JAG, Hebard M. 1914b. A study of the species of the genus Dichopetala. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 1914: 64-160.

Rehn JAG, Hebard M. 1914c. Studies in American Tettigoniidae: 1. A synopsis of the species of the genus Scudderia. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 40: 271-314.

Rehn JAG, Hebard M. 1914d. Studies in American Tettigoniidae: 2. A synopsis of the species of the genus Amblycorypha found in America north of Mexico. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 40: 315-344.

Scudder SH. 1898. The orthopteran group Scudderiae. Proc. Am. Acad. Arts. & Sci. 33(15): 271-290.

Shaw KC, North RC, Meixner AJ. 1981. Movement and spacing of singing Amblycorypha parvipennis males. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 74: 436-444.

Shaw KC, Galliart PL, Smith B. 1990. Acoustic behavior of Amblycorypha parvipennis (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 83: 617-625.

Spangler HG. 1984. Silence as a defense against predatory bats in 2 species of calling insects. Southwest Nat. 29: 481-488. [Insara covilleae]

Spooner JD. 1964. The Texas bush katydid—its sounds and their significance. Anim. Behav. 12: 235-244, 4 pl. [Scudderia texensis]

Spooner JD. 1968. Collection of male phaneropterine katydids by imitating sounds of the female. J. Georgia Entomol. Soc. 3: 45-46.

Spooner JD. 1968. Pair-forming acoustic systems of phaneropterine katydids (Orthoptera Tettigoniidae). Anim. Behav. 16: 197-212.

Spooner JD. 1986. A redescription of the angular-winged katydid, Microcentrum louisianum Hebard (Orthoptera, Phaneropterinae). Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 112: 81-84.

Spooner JD. 1988. Microcentrum latifrons, a new species of angular-winged katydid from southwestern United States (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Phaneropterinae). Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 114: 311-318.

Spooner JD. 1995. Pair-forming phonotaxic strategies of Phaneropterine katydids (Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae). J. Orthop. Res. 4: 127-129.

Strohecker HF. 1941. Two new species of Orthoptera from Texas. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 34: 539-542. [Dichopetala seeversi]

Strohecker HF. 1952a. Descriptions of new species and notes on North American Orthoptera. Am. Midl. Nat. 48: 683-688. [Microcentrum minus]

Strohecker HF. 1952b. Two Palaearctic Orthoptera established in the United States (Mantidae, Tettigoniidae). Pan. Pac. Entomol. 28: 138. [Phaneropera nana]

Tauber E, Cohen D, Greenfield MD, Pener MP. 2001. Duet singing and female choice in the bushcricket Phaneroptera nana. Behaviour 138: 411-430.

Tauber E, Pener MP. 2000. Song recognition in female bushcrickets Phaneroptera nana. J. Exp. Biol. 203: 597-603.

Tuckerman JF, Gwynne DT, Morris GK. 1993. Reliable acoustic cues for female mate preference in a katydid (Scudderia curvicauda, Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Behav. Ecol. 4: 106-113.

Vickery VR. 1983. Scudderia fasciata a new orthopteroid record for Quebec. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Que. 28: 25-29.

Walker TJ. 2004. The uhleri group of the genus Amblycorypha (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae): extraordinarily complex songs and new species. J. of Orthop. Res. 13(2): 169-183.

Walker TJ, Forrest TG, Spooner JD. 2003. The rotundifolia complex of the genus Amblycorypha (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae): songs reveal new species. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 96: 443-457.    Spreadsheets of detailed data for this paper are rotundSpec.xls (specimens examined; measurements, including those of files and ovipositors), rotundSongs.xls (songs), and rotundEcol.xls (habitats)

Walker TJ, Dew D. 1972. Wing movements in calling katydids: fiddling finesse. Science 178: 174-176. [Amblycorypha longinicta