Leptophyes laticauda
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| Leptophyes laticauda | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Phaneropterinae |
| Genus: | Leptophyes |
| Species: | L. laticauda |
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| Leptophyes laticauda (Frivaldszky, 1867) | |
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Leptophyes laticauda is a species of bush-crickets belonging to the family Tettigoniidae.[1]
Description
Leptophyes laticauda can reach a length of 16–20 millimetres (0.63–0.79 in) in males, of 16–22 millimetres (0.63–0.87 in) in females, with an ovipositor of 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in). It is the largest species of the genus Leptophyes. The basic body color of this species is light green punctuated by numerous small black spots, with a wide reddish brown longitudinal stripe along the back. Antennae, lower legs, feet, wings and cerci are yellow to reddish-brown. The wings are greatly shortened. In males cerci are stout and angularly bent, with a blunt tip.[4][5]
