Idiostatus Explained

Idiostatus is a genus of insects in the family Tettigoniidae and tribe Platycleidini, which are native to western North America.

The lateral lobes of the prothorax are as deep as they are long.^[1]

Species

These 28 species belong to the genus Idiostatus:

• Idiostatus aberrans Rentz, 1973

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• Idiostatus aequalis (Scudder, 1899)

^{i c g b} (uniform shieldback)

• Idiostatus apollo Rentz, 1973

^{i c g b} (Apollo shieldback)

• Idiostatus bechteli Rentz, 1973

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• Idiostatus bilineatus (Thomas, 1875)

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• Idiostatus birchimi Rentz, 1973

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• Idiostatus californicus Pictet, 1888

^{i c g b} (Pictet's shieldback)

• Idiostatus callimerus Rehn and Hebard, 1920

^{i c g} (Pretty-thigh shieldback)

• Idiostatus chewaucan Rentz and Lightfoot, 1976

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• Idiostatus elegans Caudell, 1907

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• Idiostatus fuscopunctatus (Scudder, 1899)

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• Idiostatus fuscus Caudell, 1934

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• Idiostatus goedeni Rentz, 1978

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• Idiostatus gurneyi Rentz, 1973

^{i c g b} (Gurney's shieldback)

• Idiostatus hermannii (Thomas, C., 1875)

^{c g b} (Hermann's shieldback)

• Idiostatus inermis (Scudder, 1899)

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• Idiostatus inermoides Rentz, 1973

^{i c g} (Humboldt shieldback)

• Idiostatus inyo Rehn and Hebard, 1920

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• Idiostatus kathleenae Rentz, 1973

^{i c g} (Pinnacles shieldback)

• Idiostatus magnificus Hebard, 1934

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• Idiostatus major Caudell, 1934

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• Idiostatus martinellii Rentz, 1973

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• Idiostatus middlekauffi Rentz, 1973

^{i c g} (Middlekauff's shieldback)

• Idiostatus rehni Caudell, 1907

^{i c g} (Rehn's shieldback)

• Idiostatus sinuata (Scudder, 1899)

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• Idiostatus variegatus Caudell, 1907

^{i c g b} (variegated shield-back)

• Idiostatus viridis Rentz, 1973

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• Idiostatus wymorei Caudell, 1934

^{i c g}Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Notes and References

1. Book: Arnett. Ross H. Jr.. American insects: a handbook of the insects of America north of Mexico . 30 July 2000. CRC Press. Boca Raton. 978-0-8493-0212-1. 164. 2nd..