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Onomarchus (katydid)

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Onomarchus
Onomarchus uninotatus from the Western Ghats of India
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Pseudophyllinae
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Onomarchus

Stål, 1874

Onomarchus is a genus of true katydids found mainly distributed in the tropical forests of Asia. Like many other members of the subfamily Pseudophyllinae, their wings appear very leaf-like.

Detail of wing of O. uninotatus

A study of O. uninotatus found it to produce sounds at an unusually low frequency of about 3.5 kHz. The tympanal membrane cuts out high frequencies unlike the sound filters found in other Tettigoniids.[1]

The species in the genus include

References

  1. ^ Rajaraman, K; N Mhatre; M Jain; M Postles; R Balakrishnan; D Robert (2012). "Low pass filters and differential tympanal tuning in a paleotropical bushcricket with an unusually low frequency call". Journal of Experimental Biology. doi:10.1242/jeb.078352. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Ingrisch, S; MS Shishodia (1998). "New species and records of Tettigoniidae from India (Ensifera)" (PDF). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique Suisse. 71: 355–371. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ DeJong, C (1946). "A new variety of Onomarchus from British India (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae)". Zool. Meded. 26: 268-27O.