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''Panoploscelis'' (commonly referred to as spiny lobster katydids or giant lobster crickets) is a genus of very large insects belonging to the true katydid tribe Eucocconotini, which is a subfamily of the katydids. Like the other members of the suborder Ensifera, ''Panoploscelis'' are part of the insect order Orthoptera, which also contains crickets, grasshoppers and locusts. Members of this genus are among the largest katydids of the Neotropics. These terrestrial, predatory insects are endemic to the remote and relatively inaccessible neotropical rainforests of Central and South America. Little is known about this genus, because data thus far have been collected from a very limited number of specimens. The first specimen, a female of the species ''P. armata'', was described in 1869 by Samuel Hubbard Scudder.〔 The male of the species ''P. specularis'' was described for the first time in 2003.〔 ==Taxonomy== The subfamily Pseudophyllinae was first described by Hermann Burmeister in 1838. The tribe Eucocconotini was first described by Max Beier in 1960. There are currently four recognized species of ''Panoploscelis'': *''P. angusticauda'' (Beier, 1950)〔Beier M 1950. Das Genus Panoploscelis Scudder (Orthot.-Pseudophyllinae). Proceedings of the 8th International Congress of Entomology, Stockholm, 1948. 111-115.〕 *''P. armata'' (Scudder, 1869)〔 *''P. scudderi'' (Beier, 1950)〔 *''P. specularis'' (Beier, 1950)〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Panoploscelis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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