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'''''Moncheca''''' is a genus of [[ |
'''''Moncheca'''''<ref>Walker F (1869) ''Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum'' 2: 289.</ref> is a South American genus of [[Conocephalinae|coneheads]] in the tribe [[Copiphorini]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=genus Moncheca Walker, 1869: Orthoptera Species File|url=http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1133982|access-date=2020-09-29|website=orthoptera.speciesfile.org}}</ref> |
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== Description and distribution == |
== Description and distribution == |
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Members of ''Moncheca'' are [[Aposematism|aposematically]] colored and one of the few katydid genera to use chemical defenses against predators.<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> |
Members of ''Moncheca'' are [[Aposematism|aposematically]] colored and one of the few katydid genera to use chemical defenses against predators.<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> |
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==Species== |
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Members of this genus are found in humid tropical forests in Mexico, Central and South America |
Members of this genus are found in humid tropical forests in Mexico, Central and South America and include:<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{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> |
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# ''[[Moncheca bisulca]]'' <small>(Saint-Fargeau & Serville, 1825)</small> |
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# ''[[Moncheca elegans]]'' <small>(Giglio-Tos, 1898)</small> |
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# ''[[Moncheca hyalinata]]'' <small>(Haan, 1842)</small> |
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# ''[[Moncheca pretiosa]]'' <small>Walker, 1869</small> - '''type species''' |
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# ''[[Moncheca spinifrons]]'' <small>(Saussure & Pictet, 1898)</small> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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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 South American genus of coneheads in the tribe Copiphorini.[2]
Description and distribution
Members of Moncheca are aposematically colored and one of the few katydid genera to use chemical defenses against predators.[3]
Species
Members of this genus are found in humid tropical forests in Mexico, Central and South America and include:[2][4]
- 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
- ^ Walker F (1869) Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum 2: 289.
- ^ a b "genus Moncheca Walker, 1869: Orthoptera Species File". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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