Acridoxena is a monotypic genus of bush crickets (also known as katydids). It is now placed in the tribe Acridoxenini of the subfamily Mecopodinae; previously it was in the subfamily Acridoxeninae.[1] It has one species, Acridoxena hewaniana, found in western central Africa.[2]
| Acridoxena | |
|---|---|
| |
| Acridoxena hewaniana | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Mecopodinae |
| Tribe: | Acridoxenini Zeuner, 1936 |
| Genus: | Acridoxena White, 1865 |
| Species: | A. hewaniana
|
| Binomial name | |
| Acridoxena hewaniana White, 1865
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
References
edit- ^ White, A. 1865. Proc. R. phys. Soc. Edinburgh 3:309
- ^ "Genus Acridoxena White, 1865: Orthoptera Species File".
 | This article about a member of the insect family Tettigoniidae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |