''Trachyzulpha''
[Dohrn (1892) ''Stett. Entomol. Z.'' 53: 67.] is a genus of
bush crickets in the 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 ...
, found in China,
Indochina
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 ...
and Malaysia. It the only genus in the monogeneric tribe Trachyzulphini
Gorochov, 2014, which was previously placed in the tribe "Tylopsini" (now the monogeneric tribe
Tylopsidini).
[ Species often resmble ]epiphyte
An epiphyte is a plant or plant-like organism that grows on the surface of another plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphyt ...
s such as lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a hybrid colony (biology), colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among hypha, filaments of multiple fungus species, along with yeasts and bacteria embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualism (biology), m ...
s for protective camouflage.
Species
The ''Orthoptera Species File''[Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 2 September 2024)]
/ref> lists:
# '' Trachyzulpha annulifera'' Carl, 1914 - Vietnam
# '' Trachyzulpha bhutanica'' Gorochov, 2014
# '' Trachyzulpha formosana'' Shiraki, 1930
# '' Trachyzulpha fruhstorferi'' Dohrn, 1892 - subspecies:
## ''T. fruhstorferi borneo''
## ''T. fruhstorferi fruhstorferi'' - type species - Java
## ''T. fruhstorferi varia'' - Vietnam
# '' Trachyzulpha siamica'' Gorochov, 2014 - Thailand
# '' Trachyzulpha sinuosa'' Liu, 2014 - southern China
References
External links
Images at iNaturalist
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Tettigoniidae genera
Phaneropterinae
Orthoptera of Asia