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Hapithus brevipennis
Short-winged Bush Cricket, Short-winged Meadow Katydid
Hapithus brevipennis is a small bush cricket species in the family Gryllidae, native to the southeastern United States. Adults are distinguished by their abbreviated wings, which give the species its common name. Males produce a distinctive song consisting of buzzes and ticks interspersed with pauses to attract females. The species is active in late summer and autumn, with females using a prominent ovipositor to deposit eggs in protected locations.
Leptopterna
meadow plant bugs
Leptopterna is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae comprising at least nine described species. The genus includes the well-studied meadow plant bug, Leptopterna dolabrata, which has been sequenced as part of the Darwin Tree of Life Project. Species in this genus are grass-feeding insects found primarily in moist meadow habitats across the Palearctic, with some species introduced to North America. Sexual dimorphism in wing development is pronounced: males are fully winged (macropterous) while females are typically short-winged (brachypterous).