Mecopoda Serville, 1831

Liu, Yun-Fei, Shen, Chu-Ze, Gong, Pu, Zhang, Ling & He, Zhu-Qing, 2019, Three new species of genus Mecopoda Serville, 1831 from China (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Mecopodinae), Zootaxa 4585 (3), pp. 561-572 : 566

genus Mecopoda Serville, 1831

Type species: Mecopoda maculata Serville (= Mecopoda elongata elongata )

Mecopoda spp. usually live on low bush and feed on leaves or flowers ( Fig. 4 AB). Females lay egg in deep soil with long and straight ovipositor ( Fig. 4C ). M. elongata elongata and M. niponensis are common species in farm with open space in China, but they are rare under thick forest. Because of their large body size and very loud songs, it is not difficult to find and collect them.

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FIGURE 4. M. niponensis, A: junior instar, B: ultimate instar, C: female adult laying eggs.