''Zamunda''Gorochov AV (2007) ''Zoosystematica Rossica'' 15(2): 256. is a genus of

crickets Crickets are orthopteran insects which are related to bush crickets and more distantly, to grasshoppers. In older literature, such as Imms,Imms AD, rev. Richards OW & Davies RG (1970) ''A General Textbook of Entomology'' 9th Ed. Methuen 886 ...

in the subfamily

Podoscirtinae Podoscirtinae is a subfamily of crickets in the family Oecanthidae. Tribes and Genera The ''Orthoptera Species File'' includes two supertribes: supertribe Hapithidi Auth.: Gorochov, 1986 - Americas * tribe Aphonomorphini Desutter-Grandcolas, 1 ...

and

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

Aphonoidini. Species have been found in southern China and peninsular Malaysia (known distribution may be incomplete).Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 30 August 2019)
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Species

''Zamunda'' includes the following species: * '' Zamunda fuscirostris'' (Chopard, 1969) – type species (as '' Aphonoides fuscirostris'' Chopard) * '' Zamunda humeralis'' Gorochov, 2007

Fictitious Use

''Zamunda'' is the name of the African nation where Eddie Murphy's character, crown prince Akeem Joffer, is from in the 1988 film

Coming to America ''Coming to America'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis, based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, written by David Sheffield and Barry W. Blaustein, and starring Murphy (in various roles), Arsenio ...

. There is no such nation in Africa.

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q10724146 Ensifera genera Podoscirtinae Orthoptera of Asia