Leptophyes is a genus of bush-crickets (family Tettigoniidae) found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The genus was erected by Franz Xaver Fieber in 1853.
Description In these bush-crickets the antennae are up to four times as long as the body. The legs are quite long. The tibiae are twice as long as the pronotum.
Distribution Species within this genus are present in Europe, Asia Minor, Palestine, Ethiopia and Kashmir.
Species Species within this genus include:Orthoptera on line
Leptophyes albovittata (Kollar, 1833) Leptophyes angusticauda Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891 Leptophyes bolivari Kirby, 1906 Leptophyes boscii Fieber, 1853 Leptophyes calabra Kleukers, Odé & Fontana, 2010 Leptophyes discoidalis (Frivaldsky, 1867) Leptophyes festae Giglio-Tos, 1893 Leptophyes helleri Sevgili, 2004 Leptophyes intermedia Ingrisch & Pavicevic, 2010 Leptophyes iranica (Ramme, 1939) Leptophyes karanae Naskrecki & Ünal, 1995 Leptophyes laticauda (Frivaldsky, 1867) Leptophyes lisae Heller, 1988 Leptophyes nigrovittata Uvarov, 1921 Leptophyes peneri Harz, 1970 Leptophyes punctatissima (Bosc, 1792) Leptophyes purpureopunctatus Garai, 2002 Leptophyes sicula Kleukers, Odé & Fontana, 2010 Leptophyes trivittata Bei-Bienko, 1950
References
Kurt Harz: Die Orthopteren Europas. Band 1, Dr. W. Junk N. V., Den Haag 1969.
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