Atlanticus testaceus
| Atlanticus testaceus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Tribe: | Drymadusini |
| Genus: | Atlanticus |
| Species: | A. testaceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Atlanticus testaceus Scudder, 1901
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Atlanticus testaceus, known generally as the protean shieldback or short-legged shield-bearer, is a species of shield-backed katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4]
Identification
[edit]The males' tegmina are around 1/2 the length of the pronotum.[5]
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found from the Great Lakes, New York and southern Ontario southward to Kentucky and Virginia. Further south, it is replaced by Atlanticus pachymerus.
Behavior
[edit]This species is mostly active in the evening, but will still be active in the daytime, especially in cloudy conditions. They spend the daytime hiding under dried leaves, and in the evening, they climb the vegetation, and males begin stridulating intensively while females move from plant to plant, searching for mates and prey items. They descend from the vegetation around 2–4 AM, and they stop stridulating.[6][7]
Diet
[edit]Young nymphs eat mostly green plant tissues. Adult females are mostly carnivorous, while adult males eat mostly dried leaves and sand. They also will eat their own species.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Atlanticus testaceus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Atlanticus testaceus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Atlanticus testaceus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "species Atlanticus testaceus Scudder, 1901". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "Species Atlanticus testaceus – Protean Shieldback". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
- ^ Gangwere, S. (2017-06-16). "The Behavior of Atlanticus Testaceus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) on the E.S. George Reserve, Michigan". The Great Lakes Entomologist. 1 (3). doi:10.22543/0090-0222.1038. ISSN 0090-0222.
- ^ Manley, Gary (2017-07-07). "Notes on Feeding Behavior of Atlanticus Testaceus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)". The Great Lakes Entomologist. 4 (2). doi:10.22543/0090-0222.1147. ISSN 0090-0222.
- ^ Manley, Gary (2017-07-07). "Notes on Feeding Behavior of Atlanticus Testaceus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)". The Great Lakes Entomologist. 4 (2). doi:10.22543/0090-0222.1147. ISSN 0090-0222.
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