Biology:Lesina (insect)

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Short description: Genus of cricket-like animals


Lesina
Dragon-head Katydid (Lesina karnyi) nymph (6812265841).jpg
A female nymph of Lesina karnyi
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Lesina Walker, 1869
Synonyms
  • Eumegalodon Brongniart, 1892
  • Megalodon Brullé, 1835

Lesina[1] is a genus of bush cricket in the tribe Agraeciini. Species in this genus are known as 'dragon headed katydids'[citation needed] with the similar species Ellatodon blanchardi. They are native to tropical Asia including Malaysia, Indonesia and Borneo, while they are endemic to Croatia. They are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to a continuing decline of mature individuals. [2]

Species

The Orthoptera Species File lists:[3]

subgenus Ellatodon Caudell, 1927
  • Lesina blanchardi (Brongniart, 1890)
  • Lesina maxima Gorochov & Berezin, 2016
subgenus Lesina Walker, 1869
  • Lesina ensifera (Brullé, 1835)
  • Lesina intermedia (Karny, 1923)
  • Lesina karnyi de Jong, 1942
  • Lesina lutescens Walker, 1869 - type species
  • Lesina vaginata Karny, 1923

Misidentification

Lesina is often misidentified as Acridoxena, found in Africa.[4][5]

References

  1. Walker F (1869) Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum 2: 231
  2. Hochkirch, A. "Rhacocleis buchichii, Lesina Bush-cricket". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. https://bib.irb.hr/datoteka/988550.2016_Hochkirch_et_al_Rhacocleis_buchichii.pdf. 
  3. Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 2 May 2020)
  4. InsectNet.com
  5. Search results from Google

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10559651 entry