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Melanonotus powellorum

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Melanonotus powellorum
Near Arenal volcano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Pseudophyllinae
Genus: Melanonotus
Species:
M. powellorum
Binomial name
Melanonotus powellorum
Rentz, 1975

Melanonotus powellorum is a species of katydid in the subfamily Pseudophyllinae.[1] It was described in 1975 from Monteverde, Costa Rica.[2][3]

Description

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Malanonotus powellorum is yellowish brown, with a large, rounded head and long antennae. It is sluggish, flightless, and nocturnal, emerging to feed at night among the leaves of the forest understory.

Range

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This species is known from Monteverde, where it is common, and also elsewhere in Costa Rica.[1]

Habitat

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Ecology

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Etymology

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The specific epithet honors George and Harriett Powell,[2] researchers who helped establish the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve[4] and preserve the habitat of this species.

Taxonomy

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References

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  1. ^ a b Citizen science observations for Melanonotus powellorum at iNaturalist
  2. ^ a b Rentz, David C. (1975). Two new katydids of the genus Melanonotus from Costa Rica with comments on their life history strategies. Vol. 86. American Entomological Society. pp. 129–140. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "species Melanonotus powellorum Rentz, 1975: Orthoptera Species File". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  4. ^ "George Powell". BOSQUETERNO S.A. Retrieved 2021-12-19.