Zabalius

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Zabalius
File:Tettigoniidae Zabalius aridus True Leaf Katydid 2012 06 04 6713.JPG
Zabalius aridus female, ventral aspect
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Pseudophyllinae
Tribe: Pseudophyllini
Genus: Zabalius
(Bolívar, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Mataeus Karsch, 1890
  • Phyllotribonia Pictet & Saussure, 1892

Zabalius[1] is a genus of bush crickets or katydids in the subfamily Pseudophyllinae. Its distribution is essentially Afrotropical.[2] They are generally heavily built, tree-dwelling herbivorous katydids, capable of flight.[citation needed]

File:Zabalius aridus Dorsal 2012 06 04 6732.JPG
Zabalius aridus. Note external ear slits on anterior tibia

Species

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The Orthoptera Species File includes:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bolívar I (1886) In: Ossorio Fernando Póo y el Golfo de Guinea. Apuntes de un viaje. An. Soc. Espan. Hist. Nat. 15: 346.
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