Copiphora
Copiphora is a genus of bush crickets or katydids in the subfamily Copiphorinae 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. 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, 1898Copiphora brachyptera Karny, 1907Copiphora brevicauda Karny, 1907Copiphora brevicornis Redtenbacher, 1891Copiphora brevipennis Bruner, 1915Copiphora capito Stål, 1874Copiphora cephalotes Saussure & Pictet, 1898Copiphora cochleata Redtenbacher, 1891Copiphora colombiae Hebard, 1927Copiphora cornuta De Geer, 1773Copiphora coronata Redtenbacher, 1891Copiphora cultricornis Pictet, 1888Copiphora festae Giglio-Tos, 1898Copiphora flavoscripta Walker, 1869Copiphora gorgonensis Montealegre-Z. & Postles, 2010Copiphora gracilis Scudder, 1869Copiphora hastata Naskrecki, 2000Copiphora longicauda Serville, 1831: type species Copiphora monoceros Saussure & Pictet, 1898Copiphora mucronata Thomas, 1872Copiphora ottei Naskrecki, 2000Copiphora producta Bolívar, 1903Copiphora rhinoceros Pictet, 1888 - rhinoceros katydidCopiphora steinbachi Bruner, 1915Copiphora subulata Stoll, 1813Copiphora vigorosa Sarria-S., Buxton, Jonsson & Montealegre-Z., 2016