Zaprochilinae
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| Zaprochilinae | |
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| Zaprochilus australis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Superfamily: | Tettigonioidea |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Zaprochilinae Handlirsch, 1925[1] |
Zaprochilinae is a subfamily of bush-crickets found in Australia;[2] the type genus is Zaprochilus.
The head is prognathous, the shape of the body is rod-shaped similar to stick insects. They live and feed on flowers. There are winged, short-winged and wingless forms (e.g. females of Kawanaphila).[3][4]
