| Group | Katydid |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Orthoptera |
| Family | Tettigoniidae |
| Scientific name | Conocephalus maculatus |
| Common name | Spotted Meadow Katydid |
| Status on Project M.A.R.S.’s land | First encounter on 13 Sept 2025. |
Conocephalus maculatus is a species of bush cricket in the cone head subgenus Anisoptera. It has a widespread distribution in Africa southern and South-East Asia and is a pest of millets and maize in Northeast India. During the summer of 2008, a large swarm severely damaged millet and maize crops in Manipur and Nagaland.

