Copiphora is a genus of bush crickets or katydids in the subfamily Copiphorinae (coneheads) from southern Mexico, Central America and South America, with a single doubtful species, C. subulata, from Africa.
Copiphora are typically fairly large nocturnal katydids with a conspicuous horn-like structure on the top of their head (indistinct in a few species). Copiphora are omnivorous, but with strong predatory tendencies with large individuals even able to catch small frogs and lizards. They can be quite noisy during the night and certain species produce some of the dominant sounds in their habitat.
Taxonomy Species include: Copiphora azteca Saussure & Pictet, 1898 Copiphora brachyptera Karny, 1907 Copiphora brevicauda Karny, 1907 Copiphora brevicornis Redtenbacher, 1891 Copiphora brevipennis Bruner, 1915 Copiphora capito Stål, 1874 Copiphora cephalotes Saussure & Pictet, 1898 Copiphora cochleata Redtenbacher, 1891 Copiphora colombiae Hebard, 1927 Copiphora cornuta De Geer, 1773 Copiphora coronata Redtenbacher, 1891 Copiphora cultricornis Pictet, 1888 Copiphora festae Giglio-Tos, 1898 Copiphora flavoscripta Walker, 1869 Copiphora gorgonensis Montealegre-Z. & Postles, 2010 Copiphora gracilis Scudder, 1869 Copiphora hastata Naskrecki, 2000 Copiphora longicauda Serville, 1831: type species (locality Cayenne, French Guiana) Copiphora monoceros Saussure & Pictet, 1898 Copiphora mucronata Thomas, 1872 Copiphora ottei Naskrecki, 2000 Copiphora producta Bolívar, 1903 Copiphora rhinoceros Pictet, 1888 - rhinoceros katydid Copiphora steinbachi Bruner, 1915 Copiphora subulata Stoll, 1813 Copiphora vigorosa Sarria-S., Buxton, Jonsson & Montealegre-Z., 2016
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