Orchelimum

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Orchelimum
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Orhelimum pulchellum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Conocephalinae
Tribe: Conocephalini
Genus: Orchelimum
Serville, 1838

Orchelimum is a genus of katydid with 21 known species. [1] [2]

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Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Orchelimum: [2]

See also extinct:

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References

  1. "Orchelimum". Animal Diversity. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "genus Orchelimum Serville, 1838". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2021-02-02.