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| image = Beautiful katydid from Chiapas (Moncheca pretiosa) (7769193552).jpg |
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| image_caption = ''Moncheca pretiosa'' |
| image_caption = Female ''Moncheca pretiosa'' in [[Chiapas]], Mexico |
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== Description and distribution == |
== Description and distribution == |
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| ⚫ | ''Moncheca'' inhabit humid forests in lowland and highlands (up to at least {{cvt|2735|m|disp=sqbr}} altitude) of tropical Mexico, Central America and South America.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=JuarezNoe2020>{{Cite journal|last=Juárez-Noé|first=Gino|last2=González-Coronado|first2=Uzbekia|date=2020-06-30|title=Listado preliminar de Mantodea, Blattodea y Orthoptera (Insecta) de la región de Piura, Perú|url=http://graellsia.revistas.csic.es/index.php/graellsia/article/view/613|journal=Graellsia|language=es|volume=76|issue=1|pages=103|doi=10.3989/graellsia.2020.v76.240|issn=1989-953X|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name=ChamorroRengifo2011>{{cite journal| last=Chamorro-Rengifo | first=J. | display-authors=etal | year=2011 | title=Checklist and new distribution records of katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from Colombia | journal=Zootaxa | volume=3023 | pages=1–42 }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | ''Moncheca'' and the closely related ''[[Vestria]]'', which both are known as crayola katydids, have bright [[aposematic]] colors and are among the few katydid genera to use chemical defenses against predators. They are able to secrete [[pyrazine]] compounds from their abdominal gland that repel birds and mammals.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Naskrecki|first=Piotr|date=2013-10-01|chapter=Katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigonioidea) of the Grensgebergte Mountains and Kasikasima Region of Southeastern Suriname|chapter-url=https://bioone.org/ebooks/RAP-Bulletin-of-Biological-Assessment/Chapter/A-Rapid-Biological-Assessment-of-the-Upper-Palumeu-River-Watershed//Katydids-Orthoptera--Tettigonioidea-of-the-Grensgebergte-Mountains-and-Kasikasima/10.1896/054.067.0114|title=A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Upper Palumeu River Watershed (Grensgebergte and Kasikasima) of Southeastern Suriname|pages=102|doi=10.1896/054.067.0114}}</ref> They are fairly large katydids where males generally are smaller than females; for example, in ''M. pretiosa'', a widespread species found from Mexico to Bolivia, males typically are about {{cvt|5|cm}} long and females about {{cvt|7|cm}} long.<ref name=Zapata1997>{{cite web| last=Zapata | first=F.M. | year=1997 | title=Estudio de la fauna de Tettioniidae (Orthoptera: Ensifera) del Valle del Cauca | url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fernando-Montealegre-Z/publication/260516592_Estudio_de_la_fauna_de_Tettigoniidae_Orthoptera_Ensifera_del_Valle_del_Cauca/links/00463537364b6a5fb6000000/Estudio-de-la-fauna-de-Tettigoniidae-Orthoptera-Ensifera-del-Valle-del-Cauca.pdf | publisher=[[University of Valle]], Faculty of Science, Department of Biology }}</ref> |
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==Species== |
==Species== |
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''Moncheca'' includes the following species:<ref name=":0" /> |
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# ''[[Moncheca bisulca]]'' <small>(Saint-Fargeau & Serville, 1825)</small> |
# ''[[Moncheca bisulca]]'' <small>(Saint-Fargeau & Serville, 1825)</small> |
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# ''[[Moncheca elegans]]'' <small>(Giglio-Tos, 1898)</small> |
# ''[[Moncheca elegans]]'' <small>(Giglio-Tos, 1898)</small> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Tribe: | Copiphorini |
| Genus: | Moncheca Walker, 1869 |
Moncheca[1] is a genus of relatively large, colorful conehead katydids in the tribe Copiphorini, native to the Neotropics.[2]
Description and distribution
[edit]Moncheca inhabit humid forests in lowland and highlands (up to at least 2,735 m [8,973 ft] altitude) of tropical Mexico, Central America and South America.[2][3][4]
Moncheca and the closely related Vestria, which both are known as crayola katydids, have bright aposematic colors and are among the few katydid genera to use chemical defenses against predators. They are able to secrete pyrazine compounds from their abdominal gland that repel birds and mammals.[5] They are fairly large katydids where males generally are smaller than females; for example, in M. pretiosa, a widespread species found from Mexico to Bolivia, males typically are about 5 cm (2.0 in) long and females about 7 cm (2.8 in) long.[6]
Species
[edit]Moncheca includes the following species:[2]
- Moncheca bisulca (Saint-Fargeau & Serville, 1825)
- Moncheca elegans (Giglio-Tos, 1898)
- Moncheca hyalinata (Haan, 1842)
- Moncheca pretiosa Walker, 1869 - type species
- Moncheca spinifrons (Saussure & Pictet, 1898)
References
[edit]- ^ Walker F (1869) Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum 2: 289.
- ^ a b c "genus Moncheca Walker, 1869: Orthoptera Species File". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ Juárez-Noé, Gino; González-Coronado, Uzbekia (2020-06-30). "Listado preliminar de Mantodea, Blattodea y Orthoptera (Insecta) de la región de Piura, Perú". Graellsia (in Spanish). 76 (1): 103. doi:10.3989/graellsia.2020.v76.240. ISSN 1989-953X.
- ^ Chamorro-Rengifo, J.; et al. (2011). "Checklist and new distribution records of katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from Colombia". Zootaxa. 3023: 1–42.
- ^ Naskrecki, Piotr (2013-10-01). "Katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigonioidea) of the Grensgebergte Mountains and Kasikasima Region of Southeastern Suriname". A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Upper Palumeu River Watershed (Grensgebergte and Kasikasima) of Southeastern Suriname. p. 102. doi:10.1896/054.067.0114.
- ^ Zapata, F.M. (1997). "Estudio de la fauna de Tettioniidae (Orthoptera: Ensifera) del Valle del Cauca" (PDF). University of Valle, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology.