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Discotettix

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Discotettix[1] is a genus of pygmy grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) found in Malesia, Brunei, Indonesia and the Philippines. They are commonly known as spiky pygmy devils. After revision of this genus, from being the type genus of the subfamily Discotettiginae, it is now placed in the tribe Scelimenini.[2][3]

Species

The Orthoptera Species File lists:[4]

  • Discotettix shelfordi Hancock, 1907 was previously assigned to this genus but is now moved into its own genus, Disconius Skejo, Pushkar & Tumbrinck, 2022

References

  1. ^ Costa A (1864) Annu. Ist. Mus. Zool. Univ. Napoli 4: 59.
  2. ^ Muhammad AA, Tan MK, Abdullah, Azirun, Bhaskar, Skejo (2018) Zootaxa 4485(1): 20.
  3. ^ "Spiky pygmy devils: revision of the genus Discotettix (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) and synonymy of Discotettiginae with Scelimeninae". Zootaxa. 5217 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5217.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  4. ^ Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
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Discotettix: Brief Summary

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Discotettix is a genus of pygmy grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) found in Malesia, Brunei, Indonesia and the Philippines. They are commonly known as spiky pygmy devils. After revision of this genus, from being the type genus of the subfamily Discotettiginae, it is now placed in the tribe Scelimenini.

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