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Hexacentrus unicolor Serville, 1831 (Tettigoniidae), female. Inside house, Rampart Road, Etul Kotte, Kotte, Sri Lanka.
Since this is undoubtedly a Hexacentrus sp. and since Uvarov (1927) and Henry (1932) both listed only Hexacentrus unicolor from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) I have identified this specimen as H. unicolor. However, Ingrisch & Shishodia (2000) note that "The species of the genus Hexacentrus are in need of revision."

Henry, G.M. 1932. Notes on Ceylon Tettigoniidae, with descriptions of new species. Part I. Ceylon Journal of Science Section B Zoology and Geology [=Spolia Zeylanica] 16(3): 229-256, plts. XLIII-L.
Ingrisch, S. & Shishodia, M.S. 2000. New taxa and distribution records of Tettigoniidae from India (Orthoptera: Ensifera). Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft 90: 5-37.
Uvarov, B.P. 1927. Some Orthoptera of the families Mantidae, Tettigonidae and Acrididae from Ceylon. Spolia Zeylanica 14(1): 85-114, 1 plt.

This guy entered the room through the window and couldn't find its way out. It eventually got tired and became entangled in some clutter. It was then carefully cleaned and released back into nature.

August 21, 2024 6:12 AM
Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka