Homotoicha similis (Caudell)

Fianco, Marcos, 2023, Katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from Guartelá State Park, State of Paraná, Southern Brazil: diversity, bioacoustics and description of five new species, Journal of Natural History 57 (1), pp. 1080-1137 : 1129

Homotoicha similis (Caudell)

( Figure 18f )

Comments

Like some species of Neoconocephalus Karny this species is polymorphic regarding its general colour, with some individuals green with a reddish ventral edge of the abdomen, and other individuals yellowish/brownish with ventral edge of the abdomen brown. All individuals were sampled in the transition areas between Atlantic Forest and Cerrado, in trees, with individuals found more than 4 m above the ground, and were observed feeding on its leaves.

Examined material

One male and two females, ′ Brasil, PR, Tibagi, Parque \ Estadual do Guartelá [Guartelá State Park]\ 24.5660°S, 50.2561°W \ 10-14 .II .2021 Armadilha\luminosa [light trap] M. Fianco, D.N. Barbosa & P.W. Engelking̍.

Figures

Figure 18. Species of Phyllopterini, Pycnopalpini, Scaphurae genus group, Scudderini, Enthephippion olivaceum and Pseudophyllinae sampled at Guartelá State Park. (a) Phylloptera fosteri, male; (b) Phylloptera sp. 1, female; (c) Pycnopalpa bicordata, male; (d) Topana angulata, female; (e) Scaphura elegans, male; (f) Homotoicha similis, male (top) and female (bottom); (g) Theudoria melanocnemis, male;(h) Enthephippion olivaceum, male (top right) and female (bottom left); (i) Dasyscelus intermedius.