Alinjarria

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Alinjarria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Listroscelidinae
Genus: Alinjarria
Rentz, Su & Ueshima, 2007
Species

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Alinjarria is a genus of bush-crickets including two species, one from the east of Australia and the other from the west. The genus was erected by Rentz, Su & Ueshima in 2007. [1]

Species

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References

  1. Rentz, David C. (2010). A Guide to the Katydids of Australia. Csiro Publishing. p. 58. ISBN   978-0-643-09554-0.