Santa Monica shieldback katydid
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Aglaothorax longipennis is a species of insect
in family Tettigoniidae
. It is endemic to the United States
.
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
in family Tettigoniidae
Tettigoniidae
The family Tettigoniidae, known in American English as katydids and in British English as bush-crickets, contains more than 6,400 species. It is part of the suborder Ensifera and the only family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. They are also known as long-horned grasshoppers, although they are...
. It is endemic to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Source
- Orthopteroid Specialist Group 1996. Aglaothorax longipennis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007.