Siliquofera

Siliquofera is a genus of bush cricket in the subfamily Phyllophorinae that includes only one species, Siliquofera grandis, which is fairly common and widespread in rainforest canopies of New Guinea and nearby smaller islands, and seemingly rare (possibly overlooked) in Australia where only found in the remote Iron Range region. This very well-camouflaged, green and leaf-like bush cricket is one of the world's largest Orthoptera (grasshopper, crickets and alike), with adults typically having a length of 10.7–13 cm (4.2–5.1 in) and a wingspan of 25–27 cm (9.8–10.6 in); it can weigh more than 30 g (1.1 oz).

Siliquofera
Adult specimen with wings of the opposite side open
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Phyllophorinae
Genus: Siliquofera
Bolívar, 1903
Species:
S. grandis
Binomial name
Siliquofera grandis
(Blanchard, 1853)
Synonyms

English names include hooded katydid and giant katydid indicating its size and the shape of the pronotum, but both names are also used for other species. S. grandis was first scientifically described by Émile Blanchard in 1853, who placed it in the genus Phyllophora. The type locality was described as "Hollandia" (Jayapura) in Irian Jaya, with the type specimen placed in the National Museum of Natural History, France. The species was only moved to its own genus Siliquofera in 1903 by Ignacio Bolívar. Phyllophora and Siliquofera generally resemble each other, but the adults can easily be separate by the pronotum. In both, there are ridges with serrations along the pronotum's sides, but in Phyllophora there is also a spine on each side. This species has also been confused with Arachnacris (= Macrolyristes) corporalis in the Mecopodini.

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