Biology:Leptophyes

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Short description: Genus of cricket-like animals

Leptophyes
Leptophyes punctatissima fg06.jpg
Leptophyes punctatissima
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Phaneropterinae
Tribe: Barbitistini
Genus: Leptophyes
Fieber, 1853

Leptophyes is a genus of bush-crickets (family Tettigoniidae) found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The genus was erected by Franz Xaver Fieber in 1853.

Description

In these bush-crickets the antennae are up to four times as long as the body. The legs are quite long. The tibiae are twice as long as the pronotum.

Distribution

Species within this genus are present in Europe, Asia Minor, Palestine, Ethiopia and Kashmir.[1]

Species

Species within this genus include:[2]

  • Leptophyes albovittata (Kollar, 1833)
  • Leptophyes angusticauda Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891
  • Leptophyes bolivari Kirby, 1906
  • Leptophyes boscii Fieber, 1853
  • Leptophyes calabra Kleukers, Odé & Fontana, 2010
  • Leptophyes discoidalis (Frivaldsky, 1867)
  • Leptophyes festae Giglio-Tos, 1893
  • Leptophyes helleri Sevgili, 2004
  • Leptophyes intermedia Ingrisch & Pavicevic, 2010
  • Leptophyes iranica (Ramme, 1939)
  • Leptophyes karanae Naskrecki & Ünal, 1995
  • Leptophyes laticauda (Frivaldsky, 1867)
  • Leptophyes lisae Heller, 1988
  • Leptophyes nigrovittata Uvarov, 1921
  • Leptophyes peneri Harz, 1970
  • Leptophyes punctatissima (Bosc, 1792)
  • Leptophyes purpureopunctatus Garai, 2002
  • Leptophyes sicula Kleukers, Odé & Fontana, 2010
  • Leptophyes trivittata Bei-Bienko, 1950


References

  • Kurt Harz: Die Orthopteren Europas. Band 1, Dr. W. Junk N. V., Den Haag 1969.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q292851 entry