Leptophyes
| Leptophyes | |
|---|---|
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| Leptophyes punctatissima | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Phaneropterinae |
| Tribe: | Barbitistini |
| Genus: | Leptophyes Fieber, 1853 |
Leptophyes is a genus of bush-crickets (family Tettigoniidae) found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The genus was erected by Franz Xaver Fieber in 1853.
Description[edit]
In these bush-crickets the antennae are up to four times as long as the body. The legs are quite long. The tibiae are twice as long as the pronotum.
Distribution[edit]
Species within this genus are present in Europe, Asia Minor, Palestine, Ethiopia and Kashmir.[1]
Species[edit]
Species within this genus include:[2]
- Leptophyes albovittata (Kollar, 1833)
- Leptophyes angusticauda Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891
- Leptophyes bolivari Kirby, 1906
- Leptophyes boscii Fieber, 1853
- Leptophyes calabra Kleukers, Odé & Fontana, 2010
- Leptophyes discoidalis (Frivaldsky, 1867)
- Leptophyes festae Giglio-Tos, 1893
- Leptophyes helleri Sevgili, 2004
- Leptophyes intermedia Ingrisch & Pavicevic, 2010
- Leptophyes iranica (Ramme, 1939)
- Leptophyes karanae Naskrecki & Ünal, 1995
- Leptophyes laticauda (Frivaldsky, 1867)
- Leptophyes lisae Heller, 1988
- Leptophyes nigrovittata Uvarov, 1921
- Leptophyes peneri Harz, 1970
- Leptophyes punctatissima (Bosc, 1792)
- Leptophyes purpureopunctatus Garai, 2002
- Leptophyes sicula Kleukers, Odé & Fontana, 2010
- Leptophyes trivittata Bei-Bienko, 1950
References[edit]
- Kurt Harz: Die Orthopteren Europas. Band 1, Dr. W. Junk N. V., Den Haag 1969.
External links[edit]
Media related to Leptophyes at Wikimedia Commons
