Rhomboptera
Sign in to saveRhomboptera is a genus of katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. It was first described in 1895 by Austrian entomologist Josef Redtenbacher, while its type species was described at the same time by German entomologist Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOrthoptera
- FamilyTettigoniidae
Observations85
Groupinsecta
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- Parent taxon
- Pseudophyllinae
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Rhomboptera is a genus of katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. It was first described in 1895 by Austrian entomologist Josef Redtenbacher, while its type species was described at the same time by German entomologist Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl.
== Description == It has wings that mimic a leaf, a form of camouflage to hide from predators. It can reach a total length of , which includes wings.