Moncheca

Moncheca[1] is a South American genus of coneheads in the tribe Copiphorini.[2]

Moncheca
Moncheca pretiosa
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Tribe: Copiphorini
Genus: Moncheca
Walker, 1869

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]

  1. Moncheca bisulca (Saint-Fargeau & Serville, 1825)
  2. Moncheca elegans (Giglio-Tos, 1898)
  3. Moncheca hyalinata (Haan, 1842)
  4. Moncheca pretiosa Walker, 1869 - type species
  5. Moncheca spinifrons (Saussure & Pictet, 1898)

References
  1. Walker F (1869) Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum 2: 289.
  2. "genus Moncheca Walker, 1869: Orthoptera Species File". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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