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Song:
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Powerful 0.5 sec. buzz repeated once per second. Neighboring individuals synchronize their buzzes.
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Song data:
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Excel worksheet and chart (from spectrographic analyses).
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Identification:
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Length 53-61 mm for males and 60-72 mm for females. Robust cone edged with black on its lower surface; ovipositor slightly longer than the hind femur.
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Similar species:
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N. ensiger is smaller and has a thinner cone that is decidedly pinched in at the sides. N. robustus has a cone that is immaculate beneath or with black only at the tip.
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Habitat:
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Wet grassy areas; freshwater marshes.
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Season:
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July–Aug; n. Fla. data.
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More information:
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Subfamily Copiphorinae, genus Neoconocephalus.
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Nomenclature:
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OSF (Orthoptera Species File Online).
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