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  family Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902
subfamily Phaneropterinae Burmeister, 1838
genus Phrixa Stål, 1874

species Phrixa maya Saussure & Pictet, 1897

• Common name(s):  Yucatan Katydid
• Images:
  • male (holotype); specimen
  • male cerci (holotype); specimen
  • male left mirror area (holotype); specimen
• Sound recordings:
  • Monroe Co., FL, cage in low-noise box, temp. 25.5 degrees C, 8 sec.
• Links:
  • Singing Insects of North America
• Distribution:
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• Specimen data are available.
• Citations:
  • Saussure & Pictet. 1897. Biologia Centrali-Americana 1:334, 335 >> Phrixa maya  
  • Kirby, W.F. 1906. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 2:477  
  • Blatchley. 1920. Orthoptera of north-eastern America 493 >> Note: south Florida  
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Northern America, Mexico
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Sex of type:  male
  • Location of type:  BMNH London NH Mus.