The Copiphorini are a tribe of bush crickets or katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. Previously considered a subfamily, they are now placed in the subfamily Conocephalinae. Like some other members of Conocephalinae, they are known as coneheads, grasshopper-like insects with an extended, cone-shaped projection on their heads that juts forward in front of the base of the antennae.
Image: Copiphora rhinoceros female
Image: Beautiful katydid from Chiapas (Moncheca pretiosa) (7769193552)
Panacanthus cuspidatus is a relatively large and spiny species from the western Amazon
Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers". More than 8,000 species are known. Part of the suborder Ensifera, the Tettigoniidae are the only extant (living) family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea.
Tettigoniidae
Tettigonia viridissima
Katydid camouflaged on a bamboo leaf
Katydid eggs attached in rows to a plant stem