Conocephalus melaenus (Haan, 1843) is a animal in the Tettigoniidae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Conocephalus melaenus (Haan, 1843)

Conocephalus melaenus (Haan, 1843)

Conocephalus melaenus is a medium-sized conehead with diagnostic dark-kneed hind femora and noticeable crimson-orange nymphs.

Family
Genus
Conocephalus
Order
Orthoptera
Class
Insecta

About Conocephalus melaenus (Haan, 1843)

This is a medium-sized conehead species. A key diagnostic feature of this species is that the knees of its hind femora are darkened. Its nymphs are crimson-orange in color, and they are quite noticeable in the grasses and shrubs where they grow and develop.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Tettigoniidae Conocephalus

More from Tettigoniidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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