Short-winged Swayer - Lucienola sp.
Family TETTIGONIIDAE
This page contains pictures and information about the Short-winged Swayer Katydids that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Female, body length 20mm
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- In Wishart Outlook, we found this Predatory Katydid with well developed ovipositor but poorly developed wings. Both males and females of this species are short-winged.
- We also found this wingless nymph on red flowers in Brisbane Botanic Garden.
- Reference:
- 1. Austrophlugis malidupa - Australian Insect Common Names, version 1.53, CSIRO.
- 2. Austrophlugis sp. - Tettigoniidae, Insects of Townsville, Australia, by Graeme Cocks.
- 3. A Guide to the Katydids of Australia - David Rentz, CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2010, p110.
