''Elimaea'' is a large genus within

Tettigoniidae Insects in the family (biology), family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America) or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers". More than 8,000 species are known. Part of the subo ...

, the bush cricket or katydid family. Species in this genus are found in India, southern China, Indo-China and Malesia. The genus was erected in 1874 by Swedish

entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

Carl Stål Carl Stål (21 March 1833 – 13 June 1878) was a Swedish people, Swedish entomologist specialising in Hemiptera. He was born at Karlberg Castle, Stockholm on 21 March 1833 and died at Frösundavik near Stockholm on 13 June 1878. He was the son ...

(1833–1878) in his ''Recensio Orthopterorum''. With over 130 described species, it is the most speciose and widespread genus within the tribe Elimaeini (subfamily

Phaneropterinae The Phaneropterinae, the sickle-bearing bush crickets or leaf katydids, are a subfamily of insects within the family Tettigoniidae. They are also known as false katydids or round-headed katydids. The name Phaneropterinae is based upon the Old W ...

Species

This genus has nine

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and one

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: ;Subgenus Bornelimaea Gorochov, 2009 # '' Elimaea levi'' Gorochov, 2009 # '' Elimaea sympatrica'' Gorochov, 2009 ;Subgenus Elimaea Stål, 1874 ;Subgenus Neoelimaea Gorochov, 2013 # '' Elimaea melanocantha'' (Walker, 1869) # '' Elimaea nigrosignata'' Bolívar, 1900 ;Subgenus Poaefoliana Ingrisch, 2011 # '' Elimaea albimaculata'' Ingrisch, 2011 # '' Elimaea emlobata'' Wang & Shi, 2017 # '' Elimaea jitra'' Ingrisch, 2011 # '' Elimaea kutu'' Ingrisch, 2011 # '' Elimaea upcurva'' Liu, 2011 # Species group ''Elimaea poaefolia'' (Haan, 1843) – Malesia *# '' Elimaea jacobsonii'' Karny, 1926 *# '' Elimaea poaefolia'' (Haan, 1843) *# '' Elimaea rosea'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 ;Subgenus Pseudectadia Gorochov, 2009 # '' Elimaea grata'' Gorochov, 2009 # '' Elimaea sonora'' Gorochov, 2009 ;Subgenus Rectielimaea Liu, 2011 # '' Elimaea percauda'' Liu & Liu, 2011 ;Subgenus Rhaebelimaea Karny, 1926 ;Subgenus Schizelimaea Gorochov, 2009 ;Subgenus Sulawimaea Gorochov, 2013 # '' Elimaea inversa'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891) # '' Elimaea sulawesi'' (Gorochov, 2009) ;Subgenus not allocated # '' Elimaea bidentata'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 # '' Elimaea furca'' Gorochov, 2013 # '' Elimaea grandis'' (Matsumura & Shiraki, 1908) # '' Elimaea storozhenkoi'' Gorochov, 2013 # '' Elimaea yaeyamensis'' Ichikawa, 2004

References

External links

* Kim T, Pham HT (2014
Checklist of Vietnamese Orthoptera Saltatoria
''Zootaxa'' 3811 (1): 53–82. * {{Taxonbar, from=Q10481388 Tettigoniidae genera Orthoptera of Indo-China