Belocephalus is a genus of short-winged coneheads in the family Tettigoniidae. Coneheads are a type of bush crickets or katydids. There are about eight described species in Belocephalus.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Belocephalus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Tribe: | Copiphorini |
| Genus: | Belocephalus Scudder, 1875 |
Species
editThese eight species belong to the genus Belocephalus:
- Belocephalus davisi Rehn & Hebard, 1916 i c g b (Davis's conehead)
- Belocephalus hebardi Davis, 1912 i c g
- Belocephalus hesperus Hebard, 1926 c g
- Belocephalus micanopy Davis, 1914 i c g
- Belocephalus sabalis Davis, 1912 i c g b (palmetto conehead)
- Belocephalus sleighti Davis, 1914 i c g
- Belocephalus subapterus Scudder, 1875 i c g
- Belocephalus uncinatus Hebard, 1927 i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Belocephalus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ a b "Browse Belocephalus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ a b "Belocephalus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ a b "Belocephalus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-05-03.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Capinera, J.L; Scott, R.D.; Walker, T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
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