Zabalius Explained

Zabalius^[1] is a genus of bush crickets or katydids in the subfamily Pseudophyllinae. Its distribution is essentially Afrotropical. They are generally heavily built, tree-dwelling herbivorous katydids, capable of flight.

Species

The Orthoptera Species File includes:

• Zabalius albifasciatus (Karsch, 1896)
• Zabalius apicalis (Bolívar, 1886)
• Zabalius aridus (Walker, 1869)
• Zabalius centralis Beier, 1957
• Zabalius congicus Beier, 1954
• Zabalius girardi Beier, 1973
• Zabalius lineolatus (Stål, 1873) - type species (as Mustius guineensis Bolívar)
• Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869)
• Zabalius robustus Beier, 1954
• Zabalius verruculosus (Pictet & Saussure, 1892)

Notes and References

1. Bolívar I (1886) In: Ossorio Fernando Póo y el Golfo de Guinea. Apuntes de un viaje. An. Soc. Espan. Hist. Nat. 15: 346.