Scaphura
Genus of cricket-like animals
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Scaphura is a Neotropical genus of bush crickets in the subfamily Phaneropterinae. Some of the species within Scaphura are Batesian mimics of wasps,[2] for example the type species, Scaphura nigra,[1] is a polymorphic Batesian mimic of wasps of the genus Pepsis and Entypus (Pompilidae) and the potter wasps Polistes (Vespidae).[3] The genus is restricted to South America.[1] Another genus of Neotropical phaneropterine bush crickets, Aganacris, also are Batesian mimics of wasps.[4]
| Scaphura | |
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| Scaphura nigra | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Phaneropterinae |
| Genus: | Scaphura Kirby, 1825[1] |
Species
The following species are included on Scaphura:[1]
- Scaphura argentina (Hebard, 1931)
- Scaphura conspurcata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
- Scaphura denuda Guérin-Méneville & Percheron, 1836
- Scaphura edwardsii Westwood, 1828
- Scaphura elegans (Serville, 1838)
- Scaphura fasciata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
- Scaphura infuscata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
- Scaphura lefebvrei (Brullé, 1835)
- Scaphura marginata (Walker, 1869)
- Scaphura nigra (Thunberg, 1824)
- Scaphura obscurata (Stoll, 1813)