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  subfamily Phaneropterinae Burmeister, 1838
tribe Phaneropterini Burmeister, 1838
genus Montezumina Hebard, 1925

species Montezumina modesta (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878)

• Common name(s):  Modest Katydid
• Images: (5) See all images
  • male abdominal apex (holotype); specimen
  • male labels (holotype); specimen
  • male head and pronotum dorsal view (holotype); specimen
• Sound recordings:
  • Alachua Co., FL, cage in lab, temp. 25.5 degrees C, 13 sec.
• Links:
  • Singing Insects of North America
  • Specimens in German collections (DORSA)
• Distribution:
  • Map based on specimen latitude/longitude data.
• Specimen data are available.
• Citations (9):
  • Brunner von Wattenwyl. 1878. Verh. der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellsch. Wien 28:1-401, pl. 1-8 >> Symmetropleura modesta  
  • Scudder, S.H. 1898. Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts and Sci. 33:287
  • Kirby, W.F. 1906. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 2:446 >> Symmetropleura modesta  
  • Rehn, J.A.G. & Hebard. 1907. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 59:301
  • Bruner, L. 1915. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 9(3-4):307 >> Note: in key >> Symmetropleura modesta  
  • Rehn, J.A.G. & Hebard. 1916. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 68:255
  • Hebard. 1934. Bull. Ill. State Lab. Nat. Hist. 20:205 >> Montezumina modesta  
  • Nickle. 1984. Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 110:602 >> Note: Redescription
  • Capinera, R.D. Scott & T.J. Walker. 2004. Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States 167, Plate 36 >> Montezumina modesta
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Northern America, Southeastern U.S.A., Carolina
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Sex of type:  male
  • Location of type:  ZMB Berlin Mus.