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Xiphidiopsis Dichotoma
''Xiphidiopsis'' is a genus of bush crickets in the subfamily Meconematinae. Species have been recorded from: India, China, Japan, Indochina, Malesia, and islands in the Indian Ocean and Pacific. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' currently lists five subgenera with ''Euxiphidiopsis'' restored here: ;subgenus ''Bhuxiphidiopsis'' Authority: Ingrisch, 2002; locality Tongsa, Bhutan # ''Xiphidiopsis microstyla'' Ingrisch, 2002 subgenus ''Dinoxiphidiopsis'' Authority: Gorochov, 1993; distribution: China and Vietnam # ''Xiphidiopsis abnormalis'' (Gorochov & Kang, 2005) # ''Xiphidiopsis bifurcatis'' Cui, Liu & Chang, 2020 # ''Xiphidiopsis expressa'' Wang, Liu & Li, 2015 # ''Xiphidiopsis fanjingshanensis'' Shi & Du, 2006 # ''Xiphidiopsis ikonnikovi'' (Gorochov, 1993) # ''Xiphidiopsis jacobsoni'' Gorochov, 1993 subgenus ''Euxiphidiopsis'' Authority: Gorochov, 1993; distribution: southern China and Indochina Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tettigoniidae
Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America), or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers". More than 8,000 species are known. Part of the suborder Ensifera, the Tettigoniidae are the only extant (living) family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. They are primarily nocturnal in habit with strident mating calls. Many species exhibit mimicry and camouflage, commonly with shapes and colors similar to leaves. Etymology The family name Tettigoniidae is derived from the genus ''Tettigonia'', first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. In Latin ''tettigonia'' means a kind of small cicada, leafhopper; it is from the Greek τεττιγόνιον ''tettigonion'', the diminutive of the imitative ( onomatopoeic) τέττιξ, ''tettix'', cicada. All of these names such as ''tettix'' with repeated sounds are onomatopoeic, imitating the stridulation of these insects. The common name ''katydid'' is also onomat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
