Lesina (grasshopper)

Lesina
A female nymph of Lesina karnyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Conocephalinae
Tribe: Agraeciini
Genus: Lesina Walker, 1869
Synonyms
  • Eumegalodon Brongniart, 1892
  • Megalodon Brullé, 1835

Lesina is a genus of bush cricket in the tribe Agraeciini.[1] Species in this genus are well known as 'dragon headed katydid' or 'dragon headed grasshopper' with the similar species Ellatodon blanchardi. They are native to tropical Asia such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Borneo.

Species

  • Lesina ensifera Brullé, 1835
  • Lesina intermedia Karny, 1923
  • Lesina karnyi de Jong, 1942
  • Lesina lutescens Walker, 1869
  • Lesina vaginata Karny, 1923

Misidentification

Lesina is often misidentified as Acridoxena, found in Africa.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Orthoptera Species File
  2. ↑ InsectNet.com
  3. ↑ Search results from Google
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