Biology:Zamunda

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Short description: Genus of crickets

Zamunda
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Gryllidae
Subfamily: Podoscirtinae
Tribe: Aphonoidini
Genus: Zamunda
Gorochov, 2007

Zamunda[1] is a genus of crickets in the subfamily Podoscirtinae and tribe Aphonoidini. Species have been found in southern China and peninsular Malaysia (known distribution may be incomplete).[2]

Species

Zamunda includes the following species:[2]

  • Zamunda fuscirostris (Chopard, 1969) – type species (as Aphonoides fuscirostris Chopard)
  • Zamunda humeralis Gorochov, 2007

Fictitious Use

Zamunda is the name of the African nation where Eddie Murphy's character, crown prince Akeem Joffer, is from in the 1988 film Coming to America. There is no such nation in Africa.

References

  1. Gorochov AV (2007) Zoosystematica Rossica 15(2): 256.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 30 August 2019)

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10724146 entry