Phymonotus

Phymonotus jacintotopos, or San Jacinto shieldback, is a rare species of shieldback katydid endemic to the San Jacinto Mountains of southern California.^[1] It has a distinct red-and-black coloration not found in similar katydids.

San Jacinto shieldback
A male Phymonotus jacintotopos near Wellman Divide in the San Jacinto Mountains
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:	Tettigoniinae
Tribe:	Nedubini
Genus:	Phymonotus Lightfoot, Weissman & Ueshima, 2011
Species:	P. jacintotopos
Binomial name
Phymonotus jacintotopos Lightfoot, Weissman & Ueshima, 2011

Distribution and habitat

Phymonotus jacintotopos is endemic to the San Jacinto Mountains of southern California, the highest section of the Baja California Peninsular Ranges extending to the south. It inhabits high elevation mixed conifer forests consisting mainly of Jeffrey pine, Ponderosa pine, White fir, and California incense cedar,^[1] occurring above 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) elevation^[1] up to at least 3,000 metres (9,800 ft).^[2] It is reported as especially common near the community of Fern Valley on the western slopes of the mountain range.^[1]