| Meconema | |
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| Meconema thalassinum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Tribe: | Meconematini |
| Genus: | Meconema Serville 1831 [1] |
Meconema is the type genus of bush crickets in the subfamily Meconematinae. [2]
The Orthoptera Species File [2] includes:
The Japanese species Meconema subpunctatum has been reassigned to the genus Xiphidiopsis (X. subpunctata(Motschulsky, 1866)) [3]
The family Gryllidae contains the subfamilies and genera which entomologists now term true crickets. They belong to the Orthopteran subfamily Ensifera, having long, whip-like antennae and has been reduced in terms of the older literature, with taxa such as the spider-crickets and allies, sword-tail crickets, wood or ground crickets and scaly crickets elevated to family level. The type genus is Gryllus and the first use of the family name "Gryllidae" was by Walker.
Ensifera is a suborder of insects that includes the various types of crickets and their allies including: true crickets, camel crickets, bush crickets or katydids, grigs, weta and Cooloola monsters. This and the suborder Caelifera make up the order Orthoptera. Ensifera is believed to be a more ancient group than Caelifera, with its origins in the Carboniferous period, the split having occurred at the end of the Permian period. Unlike the Caelifera, the Ensifera contain numerous members that are partially carnivorous, feeding on other insects, as well as plants.
Meconema thalassinum is an insect in the family Tettigoniidae known as the oak bush-cricket and drumming katydid. It is native to Europe, including the British Isles, and was introduced to the United States, first established in the west of Long Island and extending its range to Rhode Island and Scarsdale, Stony Brook, and Ithaca, New York.
Meconema meridionale is an insect in the family Tettigoniidae, known as the southern oak bush cricket.
Tettigonia is the type genus of bush crickets belonging to the subfamily Tettigoniinae. The scientific name Tettigonia is onomatopoeic and derives from the Greek τεττιξ, meaning cicada.
Decticus is a genus of bush-cricket in the subfamily Tettigoniinae.
The cohort Polyneoptera is a proposed taxonomic ranking for the Orthoptera and all other Neopteran insects believed to be more closely related to Orthoptera than to any other insect orders. These winged insects, now in the Paraneoptera, were formerly grouped as the Hemimetabola or Exopterygota on the grounds that they have no metamorphosis, the wings gradually developing externally throughout the nymphal stages.
Olcinia is a genus of bush crickets in the sub-family Pseudophyllinae and tribe Cymatomerini. They are found in tropical forest regions of Indo-China and Malesia.
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.
Parapsyra is a genus of Asian bush crickets of the tribe Holochlorini: in the subfamily Phaneropterinae.
Chandozhinskia is a genus of Asian bush crickets belonging to the tribe Meconematini. They are found in Indochina and southern China.
Alloteratura is a genus of Asian bush crickets belonging to the tribe Meconematini. They are found in India, China, Indochina, and Malesia to New Guinea.
Euxiphidiopsis is a genus of Asian bush crickets belonging to the tribe Meconematini: in the subfamily Meconematinae. Species have been recorded from southern China and Indo-China.
Thaumaspis is a genus of Asian bush crickets belonging to the tribe Meconematini in the subfamily Meconematinae.
Tamdaora is a genus of Asian bush crickets belonging to the tribe Meconematini in the subfamily Meconematinae. This genus is named after Tam Đảo National Park in northern Vietnam. They are found in Indo-China and China.
Leptoteratura is a genus of Asian bush crickets belonging to the tribe Meconematini in the subfamily Meconematinae. They are found in Japan, China, Vietnam, and Malesia.
Pseudokuzicus is a genus of Asian bush crickets belonging to the tribe Meconematini: in the subfamily Meconematinae. They are found in Vietnam and southern China.
Eoxizicus is a genus of Asian bush crickets belonging to the tribe Meconematini. The recorded distribution is: India, Indochina, China and Korea.
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