Apterolarnaca
Apterolarnaca[1] is a genus of Orthopterans, sometimes known as 'leaf-folding crickets' in the subfamily Gryllacridinae, tribe Ametrini and genus group Apotrechae Cadena-Castañeda, 2019. Records of occurrence are from southern China and Vietnam.[2]
| Apterolarnaca | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Gryllacrididae |
| Tribe: | Ametrini |
| Genus: | Apterolarnaca Gorochov, 2004 |
The prefix "Aptero-" means that these Orthopterans are similar to the genus Larnaca, but have secondarily evolved without wings (becoming apterous). There are a number of similar genera, described from Vietnam by AV Gorochov, and the Orthoptera Species File indicates that other locality records[2] and possibly other species have yet to be discovered in the Indo-China region.
Species
The Orthoptera Species File[2] lists:
- Apterolarnaca apta Gorochov, 2004
- Apterolarnaca nigrifrontis Bian & Shi, 2016
- Apterolarnaca quadrimaculata Bian & Shi, 2016
- Apterolarnaca truncatoloba (Li & Liu, 2015)
- Apterolarnaca ulla Gorochov, 2004
type species (locality: Fan Si Pan Mountain, Sa Pa District, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam)
References
- Gorochov AV (2004) Ent. Rev. 84(8): 914.
- Orthoptera Species File (version 5.0: retrieved 30 December 2020)
External links
Data related to Gryllacridinae at Wikispecies
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