Sunday, December 8, 2019

December 8, 2019

Location: Archbold Biological Station, Venus

I am probably a Floritettix nigropicta
Definitely Floritettix, but nigropicta could be wrong.
The genus Floritettix do not have wings
The species is distinguished by my dong.

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Sources: Aptenopedes and Two New Related Genera in Florida, with a Description of Fourteen New Species

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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