Orchelimum gladiator
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Genus: | Orchelimum |
| Species: | O. gladiator
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| Binomial name | |
| Orchelimum gladiator Bruner, 1891
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Orchelimum gladiator is a species of katydid that has the common names gladiator meadow katydid and gladiator katydid.
Description
[edit]The male is 17 millimeters long and the female is larger, being 18 to 20 millimeters long. The species is pale green with dark brown on its occiput and pronotum.[1] The amount of brown varies per each individual specimen, on both its side and legs. It has reddish eyes.[2] Underneath the prothorax are multiple long spines. Its ovipositor is curved and is close to the length of the abdomen.[3] The ovipositor is also longer than usual among katydids.[1] The wings are slender, with its hind legs at rest and projecting beyond the tips of the fore legs.[3] Its cerci are yellow[2] and stout.[1]
Habitat
[edit]Its habitat is in areas with long grass, usually that are close to water,[2] such as prairies and meadows.[1] It is commonly found within the northern United States. It is also present in a moderate population among southeast Asia.[2]
Ecology
[edit]Horsehair worms are known to use the gladiator meadow katydid as a host in a parasitic relationship, with the species being one of many katydid hosts.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Report, Volumes 26-27. Indiana. Dept. of Geology and Natural Resources. 1903. p. 390.
- ^ a b c d "Gladiator Meadow Katydid (Orchelimum gladiator)". Songs of Insects. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ a b National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects & Spiders. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. January 2006. pp. 433–434. ISBN 9780394507637.
- ^ T. Gwynne, Darryl (2001). Katydids and Bush-crickets: Reproductive Behavior and Evolution of the Tettigoniidae. Cornell University Press. p. 74. ISBN 9780801436550.
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