''Leiomelus'' is a genus of king crickets in the
family
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Anostostomatidae
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,
endemic
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to
Chile
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.
Species
* ''
Leiomelus armiger''
Ander, 1939
* ''
Leiomelus brunneifrons''
Ander, 1936
* ''
Leiomelus capito''
(Germain, 1903)
* ''
Leiomelus denticauda''
Ander, 1936
References
OrthopteraSpecies File
Orthoptera of South America
Anostostomatidae
Ensifera genera
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