Katydid diversity in Kentucky
Neoconocephalus katydids are active from early April until mid-September in Murray, KY. Neoconocephalus males produce loud calls by stridulating their forewings against each other to attract females for mating. The calls of many species are loud, piercing buzzes that can be heard from a distance. Below are samples of calls of Neoconocephalus species present in Murray, KY and surroundings. These calls are from 2019, and were recorded at a sample rate of 48kHz in our lab.
Neoconocephalus triops (broad-tipped conehead) 2019
ID: S03
Recording Temperature: 25.0°C
Pulse rate: 156 pulses/sec
Date collected: 4/6/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: S01
Recording Temperature: 25.3°C
Pulse rate: 162 pulses/sec
Date collected: 4/6/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: S08
Recording Temperature: 25.0°C
Pulse rate: 166 pulses/sec
Date collected: 4/6/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: S18
Recording Temperature: 25.9°C
Pulse rate: 168 pulses/sec
Date collected: 4/10/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: S28
Recording Temperature: 25.1°C
Pulse rate: 172 pulses/sec
Date collected: 4/22/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: S48
Recording Temperature: 25.1°C
Pulse rate: 188 pulses/sec
Date collected: 4/16/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: S30
Recording Temperature: 25.3°C
Pulse rate: 192 pulses/sec
Date collected: 4/17/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: S39
Recording Temperature: 25.0°C
Pulse rate: 194 pulses/sec
Date collected: 4/17/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: S46
Recording Temperature: 24.7°C
Pulse rate: 196 pulses/sec
Date collected: 4/17/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: S26
Recording Temperature: 24.8°C
Pulse rate: 200 pulses/sec
Date collected: 4/17/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
Neoconocephalus velox (swift conehead) 2019
ID: V03
Recording Temperature: 25.8°C
Pulse rate: 178 pulses/sec
Date collected: 6/24/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: V05
Recording Temperature: 25.5°C
Pulse rate: 179 pulses/sec
Date collected: 6/24/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: V08
Recording Temperature: 25.0°C
Pulse rate: 183 pulses/sec
Date collected: 6/24/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: V09
Recording Temperature: 25.4°C
Pulse rate: 184 pulses/sec
Date collected: 6/24/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: V11
Recording Temperature: 25.2°C
Pulse rate: 159 pulses/sec
Date collected: 7/2/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: V01
Recording Temperature: 25.7°C
Pulse rate: 151 pulses/sec
Date collected: 6/15/2019
Status: Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: V02
Recording Temperature: 25.7°C
Pulse rate: 161 pulses/sec
Date collected: 6/15/2019
Status: Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: V04
Recording Temperature: 25.2°C
Pulse rate: 169 pulses/sec
Date collected: 6/24/2019
Status: Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: V06
Recording Temperature: 25.9°C
Pulse rate: 159 pulses/sec
Date collected: 6/24/2019
Status: Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: V07
Recording Temperature: 25.2°C
Pulse rate: 166 pulses/sec
Date collected: 6/21/2019
Status: Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: V12
Recording Temperature: 25.0°C
Pulse rate: 171 pulses/sec
Date collected: 7/2/2019
Status: Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
Neoconocephalus robustus (robust conehead) 2019
ID: ROB37
Recording Temperature: 25.5ºC
Pulse rate: 179.03 pulses/sec
Date collected: 8/11/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: ROB09
Recording Temperature: 25.7ºC
Pulse rate: 184.05pulses/sec
Date collected: 8/4/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: ROB06
Recording Temperature: 25.0ºC
Pulse rate: 197.64 pulses/sec
Date collected: 7/30/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: ROB29
Recording Temperature: 25.4ºC
Pulse rate: 206.69 pulses/sec
Date collected: 8/7/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: ROB02
Recording Temperature: 25.6ºC
Pulse rate: 210.75 pulses/sec
Date collected: 7/30/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: ROB11
Recording Temperature: 25.9ºC
Pulse rate: 212.91 pulses/sec
Date collected: 8/7/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: ROB04
Recording Temperature: 25.1ºC
Pulse rate: 219.51 pulses/sec
Date collected: 7/29/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: ROB31
Recording Temperature: 25.1ºC
Pulse rate: 221.09 pulses/sec
Date collected: 8/11/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: ROB08
Recording Temperature: 24.9ºC
Pulse rate: 222.58 pulses/sec
Date collected: 8/4/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: ROB16
Recording Temperature: 25.4ºC
Pulse rate: 224.19 pulses/sec
Date collected: 7/30/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
'Neoconocephalus bivocatus (false robust conehead) 2019'
ID: B01
Recording Temperature: 25.0ºC
Pulse rate: 173.16 pulses/sec
Date collected: 7/29/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: B03
Recording Temperature: 25.1ºC
Pulse rate: 162.04 pulses/sec
Date collected: 8/11/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
'Neoconocephalus nebrascensis (Nebraska conehead) 2019'
ID: n02
Recording Temperature: 25.3ºC
Pulse rate: 178 pulses/sec
Date collected: 7/30/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: n04
Recording Temperature: 25.1ºC
Pulse rate: 181 pulses/sec
Date collected: 8/1/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: N05
Recording Temperature: 25.8ºC
Pulse rate: 184 pulses/sec
Date collected: 7/30/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: N03
Recording Temperature: 25.1ºC
Pulse rate: 187 pulses/sec
Date collected: 7/30/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: N09
Recording Temperature: 25.0ºC
Pulse rate: 198 pulses/sec
Date collected: 8/11/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: N08
Recording Temperature: 25.5ºC
Pulse rate: 202 pulses/sec
Date collected: 8/4/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
'Neoconocephalus retusus (round-tipped conehead) 2019'
ID: RET09
Recording Temperature: 25.1ºC
Pulse rate: 160.44 pulses/sec
Date collected: 9/4/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: RET06
Recording Temperature: 25.0ºC
Pulse rate: 169.02 pulses/sec
Date collected: 8/24/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: RET10
Recording Temperature: 25.6ºC
Pulse rate: 169.70 pulses/sec
Date collected: 9/20/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: RET04
Recording Temperature: 25.7ºC
Pulse rate: 171.62 pulses/sec
Date collected: 8/24/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: RET14
Recording Temperature: 25.6ºC
Pulse rate: 175.22 pulses/sec
Date collected: 9/20/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: RET01
Recording Temperature: 25.1ºC
Pulse rate: 179.18 pulses/sec
Date collected: 8/24/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: RET11
Recording Temperature: 25.6ºC
Pulse rate: 181.08 pulses/sec
Date collected: 8/11/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY
ID: RET03
Recording Temperature: 25.0ºC
Pulse rate: 182.18 pulses/sec
Date collected: 8/11/2019
Status: Not Parasitized
Location: Murray, KY