Steirodon dentiferoides

Steirodon dentiferoides is a species of leaf-like katyds in the family Tettigoniidae.[1] It is found in eastern Brazil.[2]

Steirodon dentiferoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Steirodon
Species:
S. dentiferoides
Binomial name
Steirodon dentiferoides
Emsley, 1970

They are very similar to Steirodon dentiferum, being differentiated by the longer stridulatory files on males and females cannot be distinguished, the differences between the two species are mainly supported by the geographic distribution.[2]

References

  1. "Steirodon dentiferoides Emsley, 1970". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  2. Emsley, Michael G. (1970). "A Revision of the Steirodontine Katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae: Steirodontini)". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 122: 125–248. ISSN 0097-3157.
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