Pitbull katydid (Lirometopum coronatum)

Lirometopum coronatum
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:	Conocephalinae
Tribe:	Copiphorini
Genus:	Lirometopum
Scientific name
Lirometopum coronatum Scudder, 1875
Geography
Native countries:
Costa Rica Colombia Panama Nicaragua
Traits
Diet:	Insects

The Pitbull katydid (Lirometopum coronatum) is a species of cricket or katydid in the subfamily Conocephalinae (meadow katydids).

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Taxonomy

For full nomenclature and taxonomic details of this taxon, see Orthoptera Species File

Biology and ecology

Ecology at a glanceLirometopum coronatum

Habitat

Arbicole Herbicole

Diet

Insects

Sound

Stridulation

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Collected by

People who collected specimens of this species in the field.

• Carrie Seltzer — 2 specimens collected
• John Abrams — 2 specimens collected
• Roger Alexander Morales Flores — 1 specimen collected

Identified by

People who determined the taxonomic identity of specimens of this species.

• Holger Braun — 4 specimens identified

References

Taxon identifiers

CalPhotosCatalogue of LifeEncyclopedia of LifeGBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)Google Knowledge GraphiNaturalistInsects (Insecta) of the WorldIRMNGNCBI taxonomyOpen Tree of LifeOrthoptera Species File ID (old version)Orthoptera Species File taxon ID (new)UMLS CUIXeno-canto