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Idiostatus inyo
Inyo Shieldback
Idiostatus inyo is a species of shieldback katydid in the family Tettigoniidae, described by Rehn & Hebard in 1920. It is endemic to California and is associated with the Inyo Mountains region, from which its specific epithet derives. The species belongs to a genus of flightless, ground-dwelling katydids commonly known as shieldbacks due to their enlarged, shield-like pronotum that covers much of the thorax and wings. Like other Idiostatus species, it is adapted to arid and semi-arid mountain environments.