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Rhomboptera

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Rhomboptera is a genus of Asian katydids or bush crickets in the family Tettigoniidae and tribe Pseudophyllini.[2] It was first described in 1895 by Austrian entomologist Josef Redtenbacher,[3] while its type species was described at the same time by German entomologist Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl.[4]

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Rhomboptera
Rhomboptera honorabilis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Pseudophyllinae
Tribe: Pseudophyllini
Genus: Rhomboptera
Redtenbacher, 1895
Type species[1]
Rhomboptera honorabilis
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Description

Like many bush crickets, Rhomboptera individuals have wings that mimic leaves: a form of camouflage to hide from predators. They can reach a total length of 47 mm (1.9 in), which includes wings.[citation needed]

Distribution

Rhomboptera is found in South and Southeast Asia;[2] citizen science observations indicate that species can be found in the following countries: India, Bhutan, China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.[5]

Species

Rhomboptera semilunata

The genus Rhomboptera includes:[2][3]

  1. Rhomboptera honorabilis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895
  2. Rhomboptera ligata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895
  3. Rhomboptera selangorensis Muzamil, 2005
  4. Rhomboptera semilunata de Jong, 1939

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