A new species of katydid of the genus Pediodectes Rehn and Hebard (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from the Monahans Sandhills area of Western Texas (USA)

A new species of katydid, Pediodectes monahansensis (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae), is described from the isolated sandhills near Monahans in western Texas (USA). Differences in size, coloration, and characters of the male and female separate this species from other Pediodectes Rehn and Hebard species which occur in West Texas.

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Insecta mundi
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2025-11-28
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https://doi.org/10.64338/im.1156.r3me8
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Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy
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A new species of katydid of the genus Pediodectes Rehn and Hebard (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from the Monahans Sandhills area of Western Texas (USA)

John A. Stidham
Insecta mundi
Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy
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A new species of katydid of the genus Pediodectes Rehn and Hebard (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from the Monahans Sandhills area of Western Texas (USA)

John A. Stidham
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Abstract

A new species of katydid, Pediodectes monahansensis (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae), is described from the isolated sandhills near Monahans in western Texas (USA). Differences in size, coloration, and characters of the male and female separate this species from other Pediodectes Rehn and Hebard species which occur in West Texas.

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A new species of katydid of the genus Pediodectes Rehn and Hebard (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from the Monahans Sandhills area of Western Texas (USA) — John A. Stidham · Insecta mundi (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS