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Issue: Vol. 2566 No. 1: 13 Aug. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-08-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2566.1.1
Page range: 1-20
Abstract views: 38
PDF downloaded: 14

Studies in Australian Tettigoniidae: Australian Pseudophylline katydids (Tettigoniidae; Pseudophyllinae; Phyllomimini)

19 Butler Dr, Kuranda, Queensland, Australia 4881
90 Mugga Way, Red Hill, ACT, Australia 2603
1435-1 Kubo-cho Matsusaka, Mie 515-004, Japan
Orthoptera Tettigoniidae Pseudophyllinae Phyllomimini Acauloplacella taxonomy biology

Abstract

The genus Acauloplacella Karny is recorded from Australia. Four new species are described, all in the subgenus Acauloplacella. The Australian representatives are related to those in New Guinea. All species occur in rainforest, especially along the margins. They are known from the east coast from disjunct populations from Iron Range south to near Townsville, Qld. They are nocturnal plant feeders with males uttering a stuttering call after dark.

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