Neoconocephalus retusus, the round-tipped conehead, is a species of katydid or bush cricket in the family Tettigoniidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in the eastern United States and southern Canada.[1][5]
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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: | Neoconocephalus |
| Species: | N. retusus
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| Neoconocephalus retusus (Scudder, 1878)
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Adult round-tipped coneheads range from 37 to 52 mm in length, and are commonly found in wet grassy and weedy areas during August, September, and October.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Neoconocephalus retusus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Neoconocephalus retusus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Neoconocephalus retusus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ a b "Neoconocephalus retusus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-04-01.
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.
- Kilmer, Mary K.; Barrus, Bryan B.; Schul, Johannes (2010). "Ultrasound Avoidance Behaviors in Two Species of Neoconocephalus (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae)". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 19 (1). Orthopterists' Society. doi:10.1665/034.019.0114.
External links
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