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Primarily restricted to New Guinea, helmeted katydids (subfamily Phyllophorinae) are readily distinguished from others by the large shield-like process which extends over the front part of their body and is frequently armed on the sides with sharp spines. Also, in a family of insects which are famous for their ubiquitous calls, these katydids stand apart for the inability to sing. Lacking the typical sound-producing apparati of most katydids, the method by which females and males of these species are able to find each other at night in the tangled rainforest understory remains a mystery. Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea).

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Ensifera, Indonesia, Insecta, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Orthoptera, Papua, Phyllophorinae, Southeast Asia, Tettigoniidae, Tettigoniidea, Tettigonioidea, Western New Guinea, animal, arthropod, bush cricket, camouflage, crypsis, cryptic, fauna, giant katydid, helmet katydid, helmeted katydid, insect, invertebrate, katydid, tropical
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Insects, New Guinea
Primarily restricted to New Guinea, helmeted katydids (subfamily Phyllophorinae) are readily distinguished from others by the large shield-like process which extends over the front part of their body and is frequently armed on the sides with sharp spines. Also, in a family of insects which are famous for their ubiquitous calls, these katydids stand apart for the inability to sing. Lacking the typical sound-producing apparati of most katydids, the method by which females and males of these species are able to find each other at night in the tangled rainforest understory remains a mystery. Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea).