Abstract
Copiphora longicauda Serville, 1831 is a species of Amazonian katydid described for French Guiana and with records for Colombia, Peru and Suriname. In this contribution, the record of this species is made for the first time to Brazil, with inclusion of natural history and a map with the geographical records.
Highlights
Copiphora longicauda Serville, 1831 is a species of Amazonian katydid described for French Guiana and with records for Colombia, Peru and Suriname
The studied specimens are deposited in the Coleção de Invertebrados of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Adult and immature specimens were collected in Terra Firme Rainforest, both in forest edge areas and in areas of dense vegetation
Summary
Copiphora longicauda Serville, 1831 is a species of Amazonian katydid described for French Guiana and with records for Colombia, Peru and Suriname. Copiphora (Serville, 1831) is one of the 56 Neotropical genera of Copiphorini (Karny, 1911), member of the subfamily Conocephalinae (Cigliano et al 2019). Copiphora comprises 27 species, and it is distinguished from other katydids by the slanting head shape and larger sized body (Karny 1912). Copiphora longicauda Serville, 1831 have been registered in several countries in South America (Colombia, Peru, French Guiana and Suriname), but there are still no records for Brazil (Cigliano et al 2019, Montealegre 1997, Naskrecki 2012).
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