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  subfamily Pseudophyllinae Burmeister, 1838
tribe Pterophyllini Karny, 1925
genus Paracyrtophyllus Caudell, 1906

species Paracyrtophyllus robustus Caudell, 1906

• Common name(s):  truncated true katydid; Central Texas leaf katydid
• Images: (5) See all images
  • male, lateral view (lectotype); specimen
  • male stridulatory apparatus, dorsal view (lectotype); specimen
  • male, wings (lectotype); specimen
• Sound recordings:
  • Comal Co., TX, small oaks, etc. temp. 30 degrees C, 20 sec.
• Links:
  • Singing Insects of North America
• Supplementary information:
  • About the possible type locality
• Distribution:
  • 
• Specimen data are available.
• Citations (7):
  • Caudell. 1906. Jour. New York Ent. Soc. 14:36 >> Paracyrtophyllus robustus  
  • Kirby, W.F. 1906. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 2:344 >> Paracyrtophyllus robustus  
  • Caudell & Hebard. 1912. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 64:157-168 >> Note: lectotype design. >> Paracyrtophyllus robustus
  • Hebard. 1941. Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 67:202 >> Paracyrtophyllus robustus  
  • Beier. 1960. Tierreich 74:311 >> Paracyrtophyllus robustus
  • Beier. 1963. Orthopterorum Catalogus 5:200 >> Paracyrtophyllus robustus
  • Capinera, R.D. Scott & T.J. Walker. 2004. Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States 156 >> Paracyrtophyllus robustus
• Scrutiny:
  • Braun, 2010
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Northern America, South-Central U.S.A., Texas, [one female from Tiger Mills]
  • Kind of type:  lectotype
  • Sex of type:  male
  • Location of type:  USNM Washington