Stilpnochlora couloniana is a species of phaneropterine katydid in the family Tettigoniidae, native to southeastern United States (Florida and Georgia; the only Steirodontini in the US), the Bahamas and Cuba.[1][2][3][4][5] It is known as the giant katydid (a name also used for some other species) and it is the largest katydid in the United States,[1] with an average length of 6.6 cm (2.6 in) in adult males and 7.8 cm (3.1 in) in adult females.[2] Individuals from Cuba tend to grow 5–10% larger than those from the United States.[2] They are sometimes kept as pets.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Phaneropterinae |
| Genus: | Stilpnochlora |
| Species: | S. couloniana
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| Binomial name | |
| Stilpnochlora couloniana (Saussure, 1861)
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References
edit- ^ a b "Stilpnochlora couloniana Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ^ a b c Emsley, M.G. (1970). "A Revision of the Steirodontine Katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae: Steirodontini)". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 122: 125–248. JSTOR 4064652.
- ^ "Stilpnochlora couloniana Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ^ "Stilpnochlora couloniana species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-03-08.
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.
- Otte, Daniel (1997). Poole, Robert W.; Gentili, Patricia (eds.). Orthoptera. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America: vol. 4: Non-Holometabolous Orders. Entomological Information Services. pp. 581–634. ISBN 1-889002-04-6.
- "Singing Insects of North America". Retrieved 2018-03-08.
External links
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