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

species Paracyrtophyllus excelsus (Rehn & Hebard, 1914)

• Common name(s):  Chisos katydid
• Images: (4) See all images
  • male, lateral view (holotype); specimen
  • male stridulatory apparatus, dorsal view (holotype); specimen
  • male subgenital plate and cercus
• Sound recordings:
  • Brewster Co., TX, Chisos Mts., cage outdoors, temp. 23.5 degrees C, 14 sec.
• Links:
  • Singing Insects of North America
• Distribution:
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• Specimen data are available.
• Citations (5):
  • Rehn, J.A.G. & Hebard. 1914. Entomol. News 25:293 >> Pterophylla excelsa
  • Hebard. 1941. Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 67:203 >> Paracyrtophyllus excelsus  
  • Beier. 1960. Tierreich 74:311 >> Paracyrtophyllus excelsus
  • Beier. 1963. Orthopterorum Catalogus 5:200 >> Paracyrtophyllus excelsus
  • Rivera García. 2006. Acta Zool. Mex. (n.s.) 22(3):143 >> Paracyrtophyllus excelsus  
• Scrutiny:
  • Braun, 2010
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Northern America, South-Central U.S.A., Texas, Chisos Mnts, foot of Pulliam Bluff, Moss Well
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Sex of type:  male
  • Location of type:  ANSP Philadelphia