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Olcinia

Olcinia is a genus of bush crickets in the sub-family Pseudophyllinae and tribe Cymatomerini. They are found in tropical forest regions of Indo-China and Malesia.

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Olcinia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Pseudophyllinae
Supertribe: Pseudophylliti
Tribe: Cymatomerini
Genus: Olcinia
Stål, 1877
Species

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Olcinia1 is a genus of bush crickets in the sub-family Pseudophyllinae and tribe Cymatomerini. They are found in tropical forest regions of Indo-China and Malesia.2

Description

Olcinia bush crickets are somewhat similar to another Asian genus Sathrophyllia but have relatively wrinkled margin to their fore-wings. They typically have cryptic colouration and likewise sit close to branches of trees and bushes, spreading their legs and antennae along the branch, close to the surface to provide camouflage.

Species

The Orthoptera Species File2 lists the following:

  • Olcinia constanti Bresseel & Vermeersch, 2017
  • Olcinia crenifolia Haan, 1842
  • Olcinia dentata de Jong, 1939
  • Olcinia erosifolia Stål, 1877 - type species (locality Philippines)
  • Olcinia excisa Karny, 1923
  • Olcinia grandis de Jong, 1939
  • Olcinia mahakamensis de Jong, 1939
  • Olcinia nuichuana Bresseel & Vermeersch, 2017
  • Olcinia pallidifrons Karny, 1926
References

References

  1. Stål C (1877) Ofv. K. Vetensk. Akad. Forh. 34(10): 45.
  2. Orthoptera species file (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 24 December 2020)
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