Page Content
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