Round-tipped Conehead
Neoconocephalus retusus
Identification 5
In this Conehead species, the cone is rounded with a black band at the tip. This is one of the smaller coneheads at 37-52 mm. In females, the ovipositor is long, 27-39 mm, much longer than hind femur which is 21-27 mm in females, and extends well past wings (Blatchley 1920). In other coneheads the ovipositor extends at most slightly beyond the wings.
Resources 5
Singing Insects of North America genus page: https://orthsoc.org/sina/g185a.htm
Froeschner, R.C., 1954. The grasshoppers and other Orthoptera of Iowa. Iowa State College Journal of Science 29:163-354. https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/49794
Blatchley, W. S. 1920. Orthoptera of Northeastern America: With Especial Reference to the Faunas of Indiana and Florida. Nature Publishing Company, Indianapolis, IN. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/1700
Occurrence 5
According to SINA range map, the southern half of Iowa. There appear to be some legitimate records in iNaturalist in Minnesota, so it is possible it occurs statewide.
Interestingly, Froeschner (1954) report only a single specimen from Mount Pleasant, Iowa, from 1935. Now it has appeared in many parts of the state. Whether it extended its range throughout the state because of climate change, or for other reasons, it is now one of the more common coneheads.
Habitat 5
Seems to occur in many kinds of vegetation.
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