Melanonotus powellorum
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| Melanonotus powellorum | |
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| Near Arenal volcano | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
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.
