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  subfamily Phaneropterinae Burmeister, 1838
tribe Phaneropterini Burmeister, 1838
genus Platylyra Scudder, 1898

species Platylyra californica Scudder, 1898

• Common name(s):  chaparral false katydid
• Images: (5) See all images
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  • male habitus, lateral view (California) (not a type)
  • male cerci (California) (not a type)
• Links:
  • Singing Insects of North America
• Distribution:
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• Specimen data are available.
• Citations (5):
  • Scudder, S.H. 1898. Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts and Sci. 33:288 >> Platylyra californica
  • Kirby, W.F. 1906. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 2:447  
  • Caudell. 1908. Proc. U.S. Nation. Mus. 34:78
  • Grant, P.R. & D.C.F. Rentz. 1966. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 42:83 >> Note: Lectotype
  • Capinera, R.D. Scott & T.J. Walker. 2004. Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States 168, Plate 36 >> Platylyra californica
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Northern America, Southwestern U.S.A., California, Los Angeles County, Altadena, Mt. Wilson
  • Kind of type:  lectotype
  • Sex of type:  male
  • Location of type:  MCZ Harvard