''Phaesticus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of groundhoppers (

Orthoptera Orthoptera () is an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets, including closely related insects, such as the bush crickets or katydids and wētā. The order is subdivided into two suborders: Caelifera – gras ...

Tetrigidae Tetrigidae is an ancient family in the order Orthoptera, which also includes similar families such as crickets, grasshoppers, and their allies. Species within the Tetrigidae are variously called groundhoppers, pygmy grasshoppers,Borror DJ, Tripp ...

incertae sedis or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...

'') found in

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...

and

Indo-China Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to th ...

Species

The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists:Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 8 June 2021)
/ref> # ''Phaesticus hainanensis'' Liang, 1988 # '' Phaesticus mellerborgi'' (Stål, 1855) - type species (as ''Tettix mellerborgi'' Stål). Synonyms include: '' Phaesticus azemii'' Mahmood, Idris & Salmah, 2007; ''P. carinatus'' Zheng, 1998; ''P. insularis'' (Hancock, 1907); ''P. sumatrensis'' (Willemse, 1928); ''P. uvarovi'' Storozhenko & Dawwrueng, 2015 # ''Phaesticus moniliantennatus'' (Günther, 1940)

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q7180147 Caelifera genera Tetrigidae Orthoptera of Asia Orthoptera of Indo-China