Mystron sp. nov.

The genus Mystron has been described in 1999 for two new Ecuadorian species. This species is different and also potentially new to science, as confirmed aside from morphological details also by the male’s calling song, a series of  700-1000 milliseconds long trills which are just at the upper limit of the audio range (17-20 kHz).

This katydid lives at 1300 – 1800 m.

Scientific Name and Classification

Mystron sp. nov.
subfamily Pseudophyllinae, tribe Cocconotini

Where

On a RAP survey, Tepuyes of the Upper Nangaritza River and Cordillera del Cóndor, Provincia de Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador, South America.

When

April 2009

Field Notes

Female, body length (including ovipositor) 35-40 mm

Finder

Holger Braun, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign