Sathrophyllia

Sathrophyllia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Neoptera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subdivision: Polyneoptera
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Pseudophyllinae
Tribe: Cymatomerini
Genus: Sathrophyllia
Stål, 1874
Species
  • S. arabica Krauss, 1902
  • S. cristata Beier, 1954
  • S. femorata (Fabricius, 1787)
    • = orientalis (Rehn, 1909)
    • = punctifrons Karny, 1927
  • S. fuliginosa Stål, 1874
  • S. rugosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms

Dehaania Koningsberger, 1902

Typical posture of S. rugosa

Sathrophyllia is a genus of Asian katydid. They are usually found on the branches of bushes or trees where they sit close to a branch and spread out their forelegs and antennae along the branch and hold themselves close to the surface with their middle pair of legs. Some species like S. rugosa have cryptic colouration that matches the bark making them very hard to spot.[1][2][3] Further east, the genus Olcinia also bears a close resemblance, however Sathrophyllia has a relatively smooth margin to the forewing unlike that of Olcinia.[4]

References

  1. Jellison, W. L. (1945). "Cryptic resemblance in Sathrophyllia rugosa (L.)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America 38 (3): 412–413.
  2. Fletcher, T. Bainbrigge (1911). Some South Indian Insects and other animals of importance. Madras: Government Press. p. 35.
  3. Editor (1904). "Illustrations of Ceylon Orthoptera". Spolia Zeylanica 2 (7): 198–200.
  4. de Jong, C. "On Indo-Malayan Pterophyllinae (Orthoptera, Family Tettigoniidae)". Zoologische Mededelingen 21: 1–109.

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