Bucephaloptera Explained

Bucephaloptera is a genus of Palaearctic bush crickets in the tribe Platycleidini, erected by R. Ebner in 1923.^[1] Species can be found in South-eastern Europe through to Iraq and Jordan in the Middle East.

Species

The Orthoptera Species File^[2] lists the following accepted species:

1. Bucephaloptera bolivari Karabag, 1950
2. Bucephaloptera bucephala (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882) - type species (as Thamnotrizon bucephalus Brunner von Wattenwyl)
3. Bucephaloptera convergens Karabag, 1950
4. Bucephaloptera cypria Ramme, 1933
5. Bucephaloptera ebneri Uvarov, 1927
6. Bucephaloptera robusta Karabag, 1956

Notes and References

1. Ebner R (1923) Revision der Gattung Psorodonotus (Orthoptera, Phasgonuridae). Konowia, Zeitschrift für Systematische Insektenkunde 2: 249–256.
2. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1142166 Orthoptera Species File: genus Bucephaloptera Ebner, 1923 (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 3 May 2023)