Khaoyaiana is a monotypic genus of Asian sickle-bearing bush-crickets, not placed in any tribe; it was erected by Sigfrid Ingrisch in 1990.[1]

Khaoyaiana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Phaneropterinae
Genus: Khaoyaiana
Ingrisch, 1990
Binomial name
Khaoyaiana ambigua (Bolívar, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Turpilia ambigua Bolívar, 1900
  • Khaoyaiana nitens Ingrisch, 1990
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Species

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The single species Khaoyaiana ambigua (Bolívar, 1900) was originally described by Ignacio Bolívar as Turpilia ambigua from Indian specimens.[2] The recorded distribution (probably incomplete) is India and Thailand.[3] The current accepted name is also known by the synonym Khaoyaiana nitens Ingrisch, 1990[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ingrisch S (1990) Zur Laubheuschrecken-Fauna von Thailand (Insecta: Saltatoria: Tettigoniidae). Senckenbergiana biologica, 70(1-3), 89–138. [1989]
  2. ^ Bolívar I (1900) Les Orthoptères de St-Joseph's College à Trichinopoly (Sud de l'Inde). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 68, 761–812, pl. 11–12. [1899] Available here
  3. ^ Orthoptera Species File: genus Khaoyaiana Ingrisch, 1990 (retrieved 15 November 2024)
  4. ^ OSF species Khaoyaiana ambigua (Bolívar, 1900) (retrieved 15 November 2024)
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