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Hapithus

Hapithus is a genus of flightless bush crickets in the family Oecanthidae and typical of the tribe Hapithini, from the Americas. There are more than 200 described species in Hapithus.

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Hapithus
Hapithus saltator, Maryland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Oecanthidae
Tribe: Hapithini
Genus: Hapithus
Uhler, 1864
Subgenera
  • Antillicharis Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009
  • Curiocharis Gorochov, 2017
  • Hapithus Uhler, 1864
  • Laurepa Walker, 1869
  • Mashiyana Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009
  • Orocharis Uhler, 1864

Hapithus is a genus of flightless bush crickets in the family Oecanthidae and typical of the tribe Hapithini, from the Americas. There are more than 200 described species in Hapithus.123

The genus Orocharis was recently determined to be a taxonomic synonym of Hapithus, and is now considered a subgenus of the genus Hapithus.1

Hapithus agitator source ↗
See also

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References

References

  1. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. "GBIF, Hapithus Uhler, 1864". Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. "Hapithinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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