Xizicus Explained

Xizicus is a genus of Asian bush crickets belonging to the tribe Meconematini in the subfamily Meconematinae. They are found in India, China, Korea, and Indochina.

Subgenera and species

The Orthoptera Species File^[1] currently lists the following species (Eoxizicus may be placed here or at the genus level^[2]):

subgenus Axizicus Gorochov, 1998

1. Xizicus andamanensis (Kevan & Jin, 1993)
2. Xizicus appendiculatus (Tinkham, 1944)
3. Xizicus bifurcatus Liu, 2020
4. Xizicus bispinus Jiao & Shi, 2014
5. Xizicus falcata Chang, Du & Shi, 2013
6. Xizicus furcus (Cui, Liu & Shi, 2020)
7. Xizicus lineosus Gorochov & Kang, 2005
8. Xizicus sergeji (Gorochov, 1998)
9. Xizicus spinocercus Jiao & Shi, 2013

Subgenus Furcixizicus Gorochov, 2002

1. Xizicus bilobus (Bey-Bienko, 1962)
2. Xizicus changi Gorochov, 2002
3. Xizicus cryptostictus (Hebard, 1922)
4. Xizicus furcicercus Gorochov, 2002
5. Xizicus omelkoi Gorochov, 2019
6. Xizicus siamensis (Karny, 1926)

External links

• Image on Flickr
• Image of X. fascipes at iNaturalist

Notes and References

1. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1135159 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 27 February 2021)
2. Jin X, Liu X-W, Hanqiang Wang (2020) Zootaxa 4772(1): 27.