Scaphura
''Scaphura'' is a Neotropical genus of Tettigoniidae, bush crickets in the subfamily Phaneropterinae. Some of the species within ''Scaphura'' are Batesian mimicry, Batesian mimics of wasps, for example the type species, ''Scaphura nigra'', is a Polymorphism (biology), polymorphic Batesian mimic of wasps of the genus ''Pepsis'' and ''Entypus'' (Pompilidae) and the potter wasps ''Polistes'' (Vespidae). The genus is restricted to South America. Another genus of Neotropical phaneropterine bush crickets, ''Aganacris'', also are Batesian mimics of wasps. Species The following species are included on ''Scaphura'': *''Scaphura argentina'' (Hebard, 1931) *''Scaphura conspurcata'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 *''Scaphura denuda'' Guérin-Méneville & Percheron, 1836 *''Scaphura edwardsii'' Westwood, 1828 *''Scaphura elegans'' (Serville, 1838) *''Scaphura fasciata'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 *''Scaphura infuscata'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 *''Scaphura lefebvrei'' (Brullé, 1835) *''Sc ...
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