Xestophrys

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Xestophrys
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Conocephalinae
Tribe: Copiphorini
Genus: Xestophrys
Redtenbacher, 1891

Xestophrys [1] is an Asian genus of bush crickets in the tribe Copiphorini, belonging to the 'conehead' subfamily Conocephalinae. [2]

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Species

The Orthoptera Species File [2] lists:

  1. Xestophrys agraensis Farooqi & Usmani, 2018
  2. Xestophrys horvathi Bolívar, 1905
  3. Xestophrys indicus Karny, 1907
  4. Xestophrys javanicus Redtenbacher, 1891 - type species
  5. Xestophrys namtseringa Kumar & Chandra, 2019

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References

  1. Redtenbacher (1891) Verh. der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellsch. Wien 41: 362.
  2. 1 2 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 12 March 2021)