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| Paraxiphidium iriodes Mello Mendes & Oliveira, 2019 |
Abstract
Paraxiphidium is a genus of flashy Neotropical katydids belonging to Conocephalini. Paraxiphidium iriodes sp. nov. is described from the Brazilian Amazon region. This is the first record of the genus for Brazil. The description of stridulatory file, male internal genitalia and data on natural history is provided. A key is included to the species of the group and a map with the geographical records completes the paper.
Keywords: Orthoptera, Spine-headed katydid, Brazilian Amazon, colorful katydids, Conceveiba
Paraxiphidium iriodes sp. nov.
Diego Matheus De Mello Mendes and Jomara Cavalcante De Oliveira. Originator. 2019. The Little Harlequin Katydid — A New Species of Paraxiphidium Redtenbacher, 1891 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae; Conocephalini) from the Amazonian Rainforest. Zootaxa. 4623(1); 151–162. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4623.1.10
