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

species Dichopetala pollicifera Rehn & Hebard, 1914

• Common name(s):  thumb-bearing short-winged katydid
• Images: (6) See all images
  • male (holotype); specimen
  • male cerci (holotype); specimen
  • male wings (holotype); specimen
• 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. 66:89 >> Dichopetala pollicifera  
  • Fontana, Buzzetti & Mariño-Pérez. 2008. Chapulines, Langostas, Grillos y Esperanzas de México. Guía fotográfica - Grasshoppers, Locusts, Crickets & Katydids of Mexico. Photographic guide 82 >> Dichopetala pollicifera
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Northern America, South-Central U.S.A., Texas, Cameron County, Brownsville
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Sex of type:  male
  • Location of type:  ANSP Philadelphia