Banza nitida, the Hawai'i rainforest katydid, is a species of conehead katydid endemic to the Big Island of Hawai'i, where it inhabits native forests across the island.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Genus: | Banza |
| Species: | B. nitida
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| Binomial name | |
| Banza nitida Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895
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Description
editBanza nitida is a green and brown conehead katydid approximately 20mm across with uniformly green antennae.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editHistorically, Banza nitida was present in native forests across the island, with collections near Kona, Kohala, and the Stainback highway near Hilo.[2]
References
edit- ^ Brunner von Wattenwyl. 1895. Proc. zool. Soc. London 1895:894
- ^ Shapiro, L. H.; Strazanac, J. S.; Roderick, G. K. (2006-10-01). "Molecular phylogeny of Banza (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae), the endemic katydids of the Hawaiian Archipelago". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 41 (1): 53–63. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.04.006. ISSN 1055-7903.
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