Melanonotus powellorum
# Melanonotus powellorum

Melanonotus powellorum is a species of katydid in the subfamily Pseudophyllinae. It was described in 1975 from Monteverde, Costa Rica.

## Description

Malanonotus powellorum is yellowish brown, with a large, rounded head and long antennae. It is sluggish, flightless, and nocturnal, emerging to feed at night among the leaves of the forest understory.

## Range

This species is known from Monteverde, where it is common, and also elsewhere in Costa Rica.

## Etymology

The specific epithet honors George and Harriett Powell, researchers who helped establish the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and preserve the habitat of this species.

