Vescelia

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Vescelia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Phalangopsidae
Subfamily: Phaloriinae
Genus: Vescelia
Stål, 1877
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Vescelia [1] is a genus of crickets (Orthoptera: Ensifera) in the family Phalangopsidae, subfamily Phaloriinae, tribe Phaloriini. Species have been found in: Japan, China, Vietnam, Borneo and the Philippines. [2]

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Species

The Orthoptera Species File [2] lists:

  1. Vescelia dulcis He, 2019
  2. Vescelia infumata Stål, 1877 - type species (locality: Philippines)
  3. Vescelia moorei Chopard, 1940
  4. Vescelia mulu Gorochov, 2014
  5. Vescelia picta Chopard, 1932
  6. Vescelia pieli Chopard, 1939 (4 subspecies)
  7. Vescelia sepilokensis Tan, Gorochov, Japir & Chung, 2019
  8. Vescelia variegata Chopard, 1937

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References

  1. Stål C (1877) Ofv. K. Vetensk. Akad. Forh. 34(10): 49.
  2. 1 2 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 12 November 2023)