Aglaothorax

Aglaothorax is a genus of ovate shieldbacks in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about six described species in Aglaothorax.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Aglaothorax
Aglaothorax morsei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:	Tettigoniinae
Tribe:	Nedubini
Genus:	Aglaothorax Caudell, 1907

Species

These six species belong to the genus Aglaothorax:

• Aglaothorax diminutiva (Rentz & Birchim, 1968) ^{i c g b} (diminutive shieldback)
• Aglaothorax gurneyi (Rentz & Birchim, 1968) ^{i c g b} (Gurney's shieldback)
• Aglaothorax longipennis (Rentz & Weissman, 1981) ^{i c g b} (Malibu shieldback)
• Aglaothorax morsei (Caudell, 1907) ^{i c g b} (Morse's shieldback)
• Aglaothorax ovata (Scudder, 1899) ^{i c g b} (ovate shieldback)
• Aglaothorax propsti (Rentz and Weissman, 1981) ^{i c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[1] c = Catalogue of Life,^[2] g = GBIF,^[3] b = Bugguide.net^[4]

References

1. "Aglaothorax Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
2. "Browse Aglaothorax". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
3. "Aglaothorax". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
4. "Aglaothorax Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
5. "Aglaothorax Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
6. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-04-12.

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
• Capinera, J.L; Scott, R.D.; Walker, T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.