The Prairie meadow katydid (Conocephalus saltans) is a species of cricket or katydid in the subfamily Conocephalinae (meadow katydids).

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Overview

*Conocephalus saltans*
Conocephalus saltans
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:	Conocephalinae
Tribe:	Conocephalini
Genus:	Conocephalus
Scientific name
	Conocephalus saltans (Scudder, 1872)
Geography
Native countries:
	Canada; United States;
Sound
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Taxonomy

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

Distribution

Identification

Identification resources

Biology

Habitat and Ecology

Diet

Land-Use change

Resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	URL
Montana.gov Orthoptera Field Guides			View URL
Grasshopper Identification and Control Methods to Protect Crops and the Environment	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	2010	View URL
Grasshopper Integrated Pest Management User Handbook	Agricultural Research Services and United States Department of Agriculture	2000

Specimen contributors for this species

Bionomia links specimen records in GBIF to the people who collected and identified them. Each list shows the top 20 for this species.

Collected by

People who collected specimens of this species in the field.

Herbert Holdsworth Ross — 1 specimen collected
Carl Otto Mohr — 1 specimen collected

Identified by

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

Tyler Grant — 17 specimens identified

References