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  subfamily Phaneropterinae Burmeister, 1838
tribe Odonturini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
genus Dichopetala Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

species Dichopetala oreoeca Rehn & Hebard, 1914

• Common name(s):  mountain-dwelling short-winged katydid
• Images: (9) See all images
  • male (holotype); specimen
  • male cerci (holotype); specimen
  • male pronotum and stridulatory apparatus (holotype); specimen
• Sound recordings:
  • Pecos Co., TX, jar ourdoors, temp. 21.5 degrees C, 20 sec.
• Links:
  • Singing Insects of North America
• Distribution:
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• Specimen data are available.
• Citations:
  • Rehn, J.A.G. & Hebard. 1914. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 66:131 >> Dichopetala oreoeca  
  • Capinera, R.D. Scott & T.J. Walker. 2004. Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States 169 >> Dichopetala oreoeca
  • Rivera García. 2006. Acta Zool. Mex. (n.s.) 22(3):143 >> Dichopetala oreoeca  
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Northern America, South-Central U.S.A., Texas, Brewster County, Brewstern Co., Chisos Mts, Canyon behind Pulliam Bluff
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Sex of type:  male
  • Location of type:  ANSP Philadelphia