The Nihoa conehead katydid (Banza nihoa) is a species of katydid which is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Nihoa (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands). It is one of the ten species in the genus Banza, all of them native to Hawaii, although it is the sister species to the remaining nine, and may belong in a separate genus.
The Nihoa conehead katydid (Banza nihoa) is a unique species of katydid found only on the island of Nihoa in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, belonging to the Banza genus which consists of ten species native to Hawaii. It may be distinct enough from other members of the genus to warrant its own separate classification.