Nanodectes harpax

Small shield-back katydid at Holt, ACT

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Identification history

Nanodectes harpax	14 Jun 2021	RogerF
Tettigoniidae (family)	11 Oct 2020	MichaelBedingfield
Nanodectes harpax	10 Oct 2020	MichaelBedingfield
Unverified	9 Oct 2020	trevorpreston

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4 comments

trevorpreston wrote:

9 Oct 2020

I think this is Nanodectes harpax (Rentz) Small Shield-back based on photo and description in A Guide to Katydids of Australia by David Rentz. There are two other sightings of this katydid also unidentified.
I have been seeing another grey katydid in the same areas as I have seen these, and Im trying to work out if they are another species, or an instar, or females.

RogerF wrote:

10 Oct 2020

Its hard to distinguish between juvenile Lanciana and Nanodectes. I identified the earlier images as Lanciana because of the black femoral stripe

trevorpreston wrote:

13 Oct 2020

Thanks Roger, do juvenile Lanciana also have the light grey back with black/dark sides like the Nanodectes?

RogerF wrote:

13 Oct 2020

I'm waitng to hear from Dave rentz about this ID, will let you know.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.074343 -35.267384
Maps Mount Painter
Places Holt, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
9 Oct 2020 03:17 PM Recorded on
trevorpreston Recorded by
Collections
Insects Katydids (Tettigoniidae) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Small shrubs and leaf litter Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Nanodectes harpax Scientific name
Small shield-back katydid Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 776m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania