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Nickle, David |
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Submitted to: Transactions of the American Entomological Society
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 4/12/2001 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: The Family Tettigonidae includes a large group of insects known as kitydids, most species of which feed on plants. Numerous species, including those found in the tropical regions of the world, are actual or potential pests of crops, ornamentals, and fruit-bearing trees, and therefore of continuing concern to agriculture. A few species prey on other insects and are predaceous and may actually be beneficial in agricultural situations. Researchers on katydids and rainforest ecology will benefit from knowledge of this group. Technical Abstract: This paper adds to Naskrecki's (1998) revision of the neoptropical katydid genus Acantheremus. the male of Acantheremus granulatus Karny is described for the first time. A newly discovered Peruvian species from the rainforest canopy-Acantheremus arboreus Nickle, new species-is also described. |
