title: Aglaothorax ovata
text: # Aglaothorax ovata
  
  Aglaothorax ovata, commonly known as the ovate shieldback or ovate shield-back katydid, is a species of shield-backed katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America. They are 25-40 mm in length and tend to be green and yellow, sometimes with brown mottling. They have short wings and thick shields on their thorax. Adults are active in late summer and fall.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  These six subspecies belong to the species Aglaothorax ovata:
  
  * Aglaothorax ovata armiger Rehn & Hebard, 1920
  * Aglaothorax ovata gigantea (Rentz & Birchim, 1968)
  * Aglaothorax ovata longicaudus Rentz & Birchim, 1968
  * Aglaothorax ovata ovata (Scudder, 1899)
  * Aglaothorax ovata segnis Rehn & Hebard, 1920
  * Aglaothorax ovata tinkhamorum Rentz & Birchim, 1968
  