Elimaea is a large genus within Tettigoniidae, the bush cricket or katydid family. Species in this genus are found in India, southern China, Indo-China and Malesia.
The genus was erected in 1874 by Swedish entomologist Carl Stål (1833–1878) in his Recensio Orthopterorum. With over 130 described species, it is a widespread genus; now placed in the tribe Ducetiini, (previously Elimaeini in the subfamily Phaneropterinae).
Species This genus has nine subgenera and one species group:
Subgenus Bornelimaea Gorochov, 2009 Elimaea levi Gorochov, 2009 Elimaea sympatrica Gorochov, 2009
Subgenus Elimaea Stål, 1874
Subgenus Neoelimaea Gorochov, 2013 Elimaea melanocantha (Walker, 1869) Elimaea nigrosignata Bolívar, 1900
Subgenus Poaefoliana Ingrisch, 2011 Elimaea albimaculata Ingrisch, 2011 Elimaea emlobata Wang & Shi, 2017 Elimaea jitra Ingrisch, 2011 Elimaea kutu Ingrisch, 2011 Elimaea upcurva Liu, 2011 Species group Elimaea poaefolia (Haan, 1843) – Malesia Elimaea jacobsonii Karny, 1926 Elimaea poaefolia (Haan, 1843) Elimaea rosea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
Subgenus Pseudectadia Gorochov, 2009 Elimaea grata Gorochov, 2009 Elimaea sonora Gorochov, 2009
Subgenus Rectielimaea Liu, 2011 Elimaea percauda Liu & Liu, 2011
Subgenus Rhaebelimaea Karny, 1926
Subgenus Schizelimaea Gorochov, 2009
Subgenus Sulawimaea Gorochov, 2013 Elimaea inversa (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891) Elimaea sulawesi (Gorochov, 2009)
Subgenus not allocated Elimaea bidentata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 Elimaea furca Gorochov, 2013 Elimaea grandis (Matsumura & Shiraki, 1908) Elimaea storozhenkoi Gorochov, 2013 Elimaea yaeyamensis Ichikawa, 2004
References
External links Kim T, Pham HT (2014) Checklist of Vietnamese Orthoptera Saltatoria Zootaxa 3811 (1): 53–82.