Planipollex
Cohn, Swanson & Fontana, 2014
Species Guides
1- Planipollex pollicifer(thumbed short-winged katydid)
Planipollex is a of katydids ( Tettigoniidae) in the Phaneropterinae, tribe Dichopetalini. It was described in 2014 from material collected in the southwestern United States and Mexico. The genus name refers to the flattened, broadened fore characteristic of these insects. Members of this genus are arboreal bush-crickets found in arid and semi-arid regions.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Planipollex: /ˈplænɪˌpɒlɛks/
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Distribution
Southwestern United States (Texas) and Mexico (Northeast, Gulf, and Southwest regions).