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Arizona meadow katydid

Orchelimum unispina (Saussure and Pictet 1898)

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map male female ovipositor
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nymph male male cerci male cercus
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20 s of calling song, Pima County, Ariz., 22°C. Peak frequency 14 kHz. (WTL1968-383)
This waveform is a 5 s excerpt of the 20 s audio file accessible above. Click on waveform to expand third syllable grouping.
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Song data: Excel worksheet and chart (from spectrographic analyses).
Identification: Distinctive male cerci, female with straight ovipositor.
More information:
Subfamily Conocephalinae, genus Orchelimum.
Nomenclature: OSF (Orthoptera Species File Online).
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