| Rhomboptera | |
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| Rhomboptera honorabilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudophyllinae |
| Tribe: | Pseudophyllini |
| Genus: | Rhomboptera Redtenbacher, 1895 |
| Type species1 | |
| Rhomboptera honorabilis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895
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Rhomboptera is a genus of Asian katydids or bush crickets in the family Tettigoniidae and tribe Pseudophyllini.2 It was first described in 1895 by Austrian entomologist Josef Redtenbacher,3 while its type species was described at the same time by German entomologist Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl.4
Description
Like many bush crickets, Rhomboptera individuals have wings that mimic leaves: a form of camouflage to hide from predators. They can reach a total length of 47 mm (1.9 in), which includes wings.
Distribution
Rhomboptera is found in South and Southeast Asia;2 citizen science observations indicate that species can be found in the following countries: India, Bhutan, China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.5
Species
The genus Rhomboptera includes:23
- Rhomboptera honorabilis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895
- Rhomboptera ligata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895
- Rhomboptera selangorensis Muzamil, 2005
- Rhomboptera semilunata de Jong, 1939
References
References
- "Orthoptera Species File - Rhomboptera honorabilis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895".
- "Orthoptera Species File - genus Rhomboptera Redtenbacher, 1895".
- "Rhomboptera Redtenbacher, 1895". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- Brunner von Wattenwyl C (1895) Monographie der Pseudophylliden. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 45, 1–282. Available here
- Citizen science observations for Rhomboptera at iNaturalist