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Acanthoplistus

Acanthoplistus is a genus of crickets in the tribe Gryllini; species are recorded from west Africa, with a discontinuous presence in India and Indo-China.

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Acanthoplistus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Gryllidae
Subfamily: Gryllinae
Tribe: Gryllini
Genus: Acanthoplistus
Saussure, 18771
Species

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Acanthoplistus is a genus of crickets in the tribe Gryllini; species are recorded from west Africa, with a discontinuous presence in India and Indo-China.1

Taxonomy

Genus contains the following species:1

  • Acanthoplistus acutus Saussure, 1877
  • Acanthoplistus africanus Gorochov, 1988
  • Acanthoplistus birmanus Saussure, 1877
  • Acanthoplistus carinatus Saussure, 1877
  • Acanthoplistus femoratus Chopard, 1931
  • Acanthoplistus maliensis Gorochov, 1988
  • Acanthoplistus murzuni Gorochov, 1996
  • Acanthoplistus nigritibia Zheng & Woo, 1992
  • Acanthoplistus testaceus Zheng & Woo, 1992
References

References

  1. "Genus Acanthoplistus". Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 11 June 2015.