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Orchelimum gladiator

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Orchelimum gladiator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Orchelimum
Species:
O. gladiator
Binomial name
Orchelimum gladiator
Bruner, 1891

Orchelimum gladiator is a species of katydid that has the common names gladiator meadow katydid and gladiator katydid.

Description

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The male is 17 millimeters long and the female is larger, being 18 to 20 millimeters long. The species is pale green with dark brown on its occiput and pronotum.[1] The amount of brown varies per each individual specimen, on both its side and legs. It has reddish eyes.[2] Underneath the prothorax are multiple long spines. Its ovipositor is curved and is close to the length of the abdomen.[3] The ovipositor is also longer than usual among katydids.[1] The wings are slender, with its hind legs at rest and projecting beyond the tips of the fore legs.[3] Its cerci are yellow[2] and stout.[1]

Habitat

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Its habitat is in areas with long grass, usually that are close to water,[2] such as prairies and meadows.[1] It is commonly found within the northern United States. It is also present in a moderate population among southeast Asia.[2]

Ecology

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Horsehair worms are known to use the gladiator meadow katydid as a host in a parasitic relationship, with the species being one of many katydid hosts.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Report, Volumes 26-27. Indiana. Dept. of Geology and Natural Resources. 1903. p. 390.
  2. ^ a b c d "Gladiator Meadow Katydid (Orchelimum gladiator)". Songs of Insects. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  3. ^ a b National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects & Spiders. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. January 2006. pp. 433–434. ISBN 9780394507637.
  4. ^ T. Gwynne, Darryl (2001). Katydids and Bush-crickets: Reproductive Behavior and Evolution of the Tettigoniidae. Cornell University Press. p. 74. ISBN 9780801436550.