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species Conocephalus (Chloroxiphidion) albescens (Walker, 1869)

• Common name(s):  Whitish Meadow Katydid
• Images:

  specimen

• Sound recordings:
  • Australia, Sydney, lab recording, 17/1/1983, 24.5°C (Racal with B&K 1/2" or 1/4", tape no. R82-5, singing in Drosophila vial)
  • Australia, Sydney, lab recording, 17/1/1983, 24.5°C (Racal with B&K 1/4", tape no. R82-5, male in the open, microphone distance 5 cm)
• Distribution:
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• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (8):
  • Walker, F. 1869. Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum 2:275   >> Xiphidium albescens    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:17125
  • Kirby, W.F. 1906. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 2:278   >> Anisoptera albescens    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:508424
  • Karny. 1912. Genera Insectorum 135:13   >> Conocephalus albescens    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:17126
  • Rentz, D.C.F. & Balderson. 1979. CSIRO Entomol. Tech. Paper 15:7 >> Conocephalus albescens
  • Pitkin. 1980. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent. 41(5):342   >> Conocephalus albescens
  • Rentz, D.C.F. 1996. Grasshopper Country. The Abundant Orthopteroid Insects of Australia 94 Pl.99 >> Conocephalus albescens
  • Otte, D. 1997. Orthoptera Species File 7:39 >> Conocephalus (Chloroxiphidion) albescens
  • Rentz, D.C.F. 2010. A Guide to the Katydids of Australia 103   >> Conocephalus (Chloroxiphidion) albescens
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Australasia, Australia, South Australia
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  female
  • Location of type:  BMNH London NH Mus.

• synonym latifrons (Redtenbacher, 1891)

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