Mimicking Snout-nosed Katydid
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Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Pseudorhynchus
- Species
- mimeticus
- Subfamily
- Conocephalinae
- Family
- Tettigonidae
- Super Family
- Tettigonioidea
- Suborder
- Ensifera
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Class
- Insecta
- Subphylum
- Uniramia
- Phylum
- Arthopoda
- Kingdom
- Animalia
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- Size Range
- 3-6 cm
Introduction
The Mimicking Snout-nosed Katydid is the loudest katydid heard near the coast in Sydney.
Identification
The Mimicking Snout-nosed Katydid can be green or brown, and lives among various grasses. It has strong mandibles for cracking grass seeds and, if carelessly handled, can give a nasty bite.
Members of the genus Pseudorhynchus are known as the snout-nosed katydids. They have a projection between the base of their antennae resembling a snout.
Habitat
The Mimicking Snout-nosed Katydid lives in urban areas and grassy woodlands.
Distribution
The Mimicking Snout-nosed Katydid is found in Southern Queensland and coastal New South Wales.
Communication
The sound of the Mimicking Snout-nosed Katydid may be confused with that of cicadas, however there are no cicadas in Sydney that sing from grasses with a loud buzzing sound at night.
