Flightless-katydid

Guides

• Idiostatus bechteli

  Bechtel's Shieldback

  Idiostatus bechteli is a species of shieldback katydid in the family Tettigoniidae, described by Rentz in 1973. It belongs to a genus of flightless katydids restricted to western North America. The species is known from Nevada and represents one of several Idiostatus species adapted to arid and semi-arid environments of the Great Basin region.

  OrthopteraTettigoniidaeshieldback-katydidGreat-BasinNevadaflightless-katydid