Teratura Explained

Teratura is a genus of Asian bush crickets belonging to the tribe Meconematini (subfamily Meconematinae). Species have been recorded from India, Indo-China, China and Peninsular Malaysia.

Species

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:^[1]

1. Teratura albidisca Sänger & Helfert, 1998
2. Teratura angusi Gorochov, 1998
3. Teratura cincta (Bey-Bienko, 1962)
4. Teratura darevskyi Gorochov, 1993
   (synonym T. flexispatha Qiu & Shi, 2010)
5. Teratura hastata Shi, Mao & Ou, 2007
6. Teratura lyra Gorochov, 2001
7. Teratura maculata Ingrisch, 1990
8. Teratura monstrosa Redtenbacher, 1891 – type species, locality: Carin-Ghecü, Myanmar
9. Teratura paracincta Gorochov & Kang, 2005
10. Teratura pulchella Gorochov & Kang, 2005

Note:

• Two subgenera, Macroteratura and Stenoteratura are now placed in genus Macroteratura Gorochov, 1993;
• Subgenus Megaconema has now been elevated to the monotypic genus containing Megaconema geniculata (Bey-Bienko, 1962) from China.

Notes and References

1. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1135011 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 22 August 2022)