Biology:Discotettix

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Short description: Genus of Caelifera

Discotettix
Spiky Grouse Locust (Discotettix belzebuth) (6747966773).jpg
Discotettix belzebuth
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Tetrigidae
Tribe: Scelimenini
Genus: Discotettix
Costa, 1864
Species

See text

Synonyms

Mnesarchus Stål, 1877

Discotettix[1] is a genus of pygmy grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) found in Malesia, Brunei, Indonesia and the Philippines . They are commonly known as spiky pygmy devils. After revision of this genus, from being the type genus of the subfamily Discotettiginae, it is now placed in the tribe Scelimenini.[2][3]

Species

The Orthoptera Species File lists:[4]

  • Discotettix (Discotettix) aruanus Skejo, Pushkar & Tumbrinck, 2022
  • Discotettix (Discotettix) belzebuth (Serville, 1838) - type species (as D. armatus Costa, 1864)
  • Discotettix (Discotettix) doriae Bolívar, 1898
  • Discotettix (Discotettix) kirscheyi Skejo, Pushkar, Tumbrinck & Tan, 2022
  • Discotettix (Discotettix) selysi Bolívar, 1887
  • Discotettix (Discotettix) sumatrensis Skejo, Pushkar & Tumbrinck, 2022
  • Discotettix (Mnesarchus) scabridus (Stål, 1877)
  • Discotettix shelfordi Hancock, 1907 was previously assigned to this genus but is now moved into its own genus, Disconius Skejo, Pushkar & Tumbrinck, 2022

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5281719 entry