''Discotettix'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of pygmy grasshoppers (

Orthoptera Orthoptera () is an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets, including closely related insects, such as the bush crickets or katydids and wētā. The order is subdivided into two suborders: Caelifera – grassho ...

Tetrigidae Tetrigidae is an ancient family in the order Orthoptera, which also includes similar families such as crickets, grasshoppers, and their allies. Species within the Tetrigidae are variously called groundhoppers, pygmy grasshoppers,Borror DJ, Tripp ...

) found in

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. The ...

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...

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and the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. They are commonly known as spiky pygmy devils. After revision of this genus, from being the type genus of the subfamily

Discotettiginae Scelimeninae is a subfamily of ground hoppers belonging to the Tetrigidae family of Orthopterans. Tribes and genera The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: Scelimenini Auth. Hancock, 1907 * '' Amphibotettix'' Hancock, 1906 * '' Bidentatettix'' ...

, it is now placed in the tribe

Scelimenini Scelimeninae is a subfamily of ground hoppers belonging to the Tetrigidae family of Orthopterans. Tribes and genera The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: Scelimenini Auth. Hancock, 1907 * '' Amphibotettix'' Hancock, 1906 * ''Bidentatettix'' ...

Species

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/ref> * '' Discotettix (Discotettix) aruanus'' Skejo, Pushkar & Tumbrinck, 2022 * ''

Discotettix (Discotettix) belzebuth ''Discotettix'' 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 subf ...

'' (Serville, 1838) - type species (as ''D. armatus'' Costa, 1864) ** another synonym: ''

Discotettix adenanii ''Discotettix belzebuth'' is a groundhopper found in western Malesia, belonging to the subfamily Scelimeninae; it is the type species of its genus. See also *Phaesticus azemii * Discotettix selangori *Scelimena hafizaii ''Scelimena hafizaii' ...

'' Mahmood, Idris & Salmah, 2007 * '' Discotettix (Discotettix) doriae'' Bolívar, 1898 * '' Discotettix (Discotettix) kirscheyi'' Skejo, Pushkar, Tumbrinck & Tan, 2022 * '' Discotettix (Discotettix) selysi'' Bolívar, 1887 ** synonym: ''

Discotettix selangori ''Discotettix selangori'' is an insect found in Malaysia, belonging to the Tetrigidae Tetrigidae is an ancient family in the order Orthoptera, which also includes similar families such as crickets, grasshoppers, and their allies. Species with ...

'' Mahmood, Idris & Salmah, 2007 * '' 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

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