Trachyzulpha Explained

Trachyzulpha^[1] is a genus of bush crickets in the subfamily Phaneropterinae, found in China, Indochina 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 epiphytes such as lichens for protective camouflage.

Species

The Orthoptera Species File^[2] lists:

1. Trachyzulpha annulifera Carl, 1914 - Vietnam
2. Trachyzulpha bhutanica Gorochov, 2014
3. Trachyzulpha formosana Shiraki, 1930
4. Trachyzulpha fruhstorferi Dohrn, 1892 - subspecies:
   1. T. fruhstorferi borneo
   2. T. fruhstorferi fruhstorferi - type species - Java
   3. T. fruhstorferi varia - Vietnam
5. Trachyzulpha siamica Gorochov, 2014 - Thailand
6. Trachyzulpha sinuosa Liu, 2014 - southern China

External links

• Images at iNaturalist
  • Web site: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.. Roskov Y.. Kunze T.. Orrell T.. Abucay L.. Paglinawan L.. Culham A.. Bailly N.. Kirk P.. Bourgoin T.. Baillargeon G.. Decock W.. De Wever A.. Didžiulis V.. Species 2000: Reading, UK.. 2011. 10 June 2018.

Notes and References

1. Dohrn (1892) Stett. Entomol. Z. 53: 67.
2. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1139119 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 2 September 2024)