''Lesina'' is a genus of
bush cricket
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 Ensifer ...
in the tribe
Agraeciini. Species in this genus are known as 'dragon headed katydids'. They are native to tropical Asia including
Malaysia,
Indonesia and
Borneo, while they are endemic to
Croatia. They are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to a continuing decline of mature individuals.
Species
The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists:
[Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 2 May 2020)]
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;subgenus Ellatodon Caudell, 1927
*'' Lesina blanchardi'' (Brongniart, 1890)
*'' Lesina maxima'' Gorochov & Berezin, 2016
;subgenus Lesina Walker, 1869
*'' Lesina ensifera'' (Brullé, 1835)
*'' Lesina intermedia'' (Karny, 1923)
*''Lesina karnyi
Lesina may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions Croatia
* Hvar, an island in Split–Dalmatia County, also known as ''Lesina'' in Italian and English
** Hvar (city), the largest city on the island
Italy
* Lesina, Apulia, a ''comune'' in the Pro ...
'' de Jong, 1942
*'' Lesina lutescens'' Walker, 1869 - type species
*'' Lesina vaginata'' Karny, 1923
Misidentification
''Lesina'' is often misidentified as ''Acridoxena
''Acridoxena'' is a monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the ...
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References
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Conocephalinae
Tettigoniidae genera
Insects of Asia