Platystolus
| Platystolus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Platystolus martinezii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Bradyporinae |
| Tribe: | Ephippigerini |
| Genus: | Platystolus Bolívar, 1878 |
Platystolus is a genus of European bush crickets in the tribe Ephippigerini, first described by Ignacio Bolívar in 1878.[1] To date (2022), species have only been recorded from France and the Iberian peninsula.[2]
Species[edit]
The Orthoptera Species File[2] lists:
- Platystolus martinezii (Bolívar, 1873)
- Platystolus surcularius (Bolívar, 1877) - type species (as Ephippiger surcularius Bolívar)
Note: other species have been included in this genus,[3] but may be misplaced.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Bolívar I (1878) Analecta Orthopterologica. Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural 7: 450. (available at Biblioteca digital).
- ^ a b c Orthoptera Species File: genus Platystolus Bolívar, 1878 (retrieved 8 January 2023)
- ^ BioLib.cz: genus Platystolus (retrieved 9 January 2023)
External links[edit]
- Images at iNaturalist
Data related to Ephippigerini at Wikispecies
Media related to Platystolus at Wikimedia Commons
