Metaplastes
Genus of cricket-like animals
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Metaplastes is a genus of southern European bush crickets in the subfamily Phaneropterinae and tribe Barbitistini.[1]
| Metaplastes | |
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| Adult of Metaplastes pulchripennis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Phaneropterinae |
| Tribe: | Barbitistini |
| Genus: | Metaplastes (Ramme, 1939) |
Species
The Orthoptera Species File lists:[2]
- Metaplastes ippolitoi La Greca, 1948
- Metaplastes oertzeni (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891) - type species
- Metaplastes ornatus (Ramme, 1931)
- Metaplastes pulchripennis (A. Costa, 1863)