Katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from Guartelá State Park, State of Paraná, Southern Brazil: diversity, bioacoustics and description of five new species
Author
Fianco, Marcos
text
Journal of Natural History
2023
2023-07-24
57
1
1080
1137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2231579
journal article
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10.1080/00222933.2023.2231579
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Neoconocephalus
sp. 4
Examined material
One
male, ′
Brasil
,
PR
,
Tibagi
,
Parque
\
Estadual do Guartelá
[Guartelá State Park] \
24.5660°S
,
50.2561°W
08–11
.i
.2021
Coleta
ativa\noturna [nocturnal active collection] M
.
Fianco
̍.
General comments for the
Neoconocephalus
species
This genus is the second most diverse in the Neotropical Region, and has more species considering only
Conocephalinae
. All species sampled here are associated with the Cerrado formations or areas with grasses inside the Atlantic Forest, near springs, slopes and rivers. During the day the individuals remain inactive, camouflaged in the vegetation, especially grass leaves. The morphology of its wings resembles the leaves of grasses. There are green and brownish individuals, and even in the same species we can find green or brown individuals, so polymorphic species seem to be quite common in this taxon (see
Figure 8f
–).