Female Lesser Meadow Katydid

Subject: Found odd insect on my tire
Location: Pennsylvania
November 16, 2015 12:08 am
Just purely out of curioisity i was wondering what bug this is,I tried to look it up but could not find anything that exactly looked likes this bug it almost looks like a cricket but has what looks to be a big stinger on the back of it.
Signature: -Trevor

Female Lesser Meadow Katydid

Dear Trevor,
This is a Lesser Meadow Katydid in the genus Conocephalus and the straight ovipositor on her posterior end identifies her as a female.  We are not certain of the species, but BugGuide provides some great images of various species in the genus.

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Location: Pennsylvania