Blackish Meadow Katydid - Conocephalus (Anisoptera) semivittatus

Family TETTIGONIIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about the Blackish Meadow Katydids that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.  

Male, short-winged form, body length 20mm

 

This Blackish Meadow Katydid is also common in Brisbane bushlands. We usually found this katydid on short grasses or vegetations near the ground level. This species is active during night time.  

 

 

Nymphs of this species are predaceous. They feed on eggs and nymphs of Paddy Bugs Leptocorisa sp. while adults often feed on grass flowers and seeds.   

 

 

 

This katydid species adult may have long-winged and short-winged form, but it seems that short-winged form may be more common.

  

 

---

Reference:

1. Insects of Australia - CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p382.

2. Grasshopper Country - the Abundant Orthopteroid Insects of Australia, D Rentz, UNSW Press, 1996, p94.

3. Blackish Meadow Katydid Fact File - Wildlife of Sydney, Australian Museum online. 

4. A Guide to the Katydids of Australia - David Rentz, CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2010, p104. 

5. A revision of the Pacific species of Conocephalus Thunberg (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) - Pitkin, L.M. 1980, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 41(5): 315-355 [350]. 

---

Back to top

[ Up ] [ Greenish Meadow Katydid ] [ Whitish Meadow Katydid ] [ Blackish Meadow Katydid ] [ Reddish Meadow Katydid ] [ Spine-headed Katydid ]

See us in our Home page. Download large pictures in our Wallpaper web page. Give us comments by sending email to us. A great way to support us is to buy the CD from us.  
Last updated: May 28, 2011.