Lesina (insect)

Lesina[1] is a genus of bush cricket in the tribe Agraeciini. Species in this genus are known as 'dragon headed katydids' with the similar species Ellatodon blanchardi. They are native to tropical Asia including Malaysia, Indonesia and Borneo, while they are endemic to Croatia. They are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to a continuing decline of mature individuals. [2]

Lesina
A female nymph of Lesina karnyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Orthoptera
Family:
Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:
Conocephalinae
Tribe:
Agraeciini
Genus:
Lesina Walker, 1869
Synonyms
  • Eumegalodon Brongniart, 1892
  • Megalodon BrullĂ©, 1835

Species

The Orthoptera Species File lists:[3]

subgenus Ellatodon Caudell, 1927
  • Lesina blanchardi (Brongniart, 1890)
  • Lesina maxima Gorochov & Berezin, 2016
subgenus Lesina Walker, 1869
  • Lesina ensifera (BrullĂ©, 1835)
  • Lesina intermedia (Karny, 1923)
  • Lesina karnyi de Jong, 1942
  • Lesina lutescens Walker, 1869 - type species
  • Lesina vaginata Karny, 1923

Misidentification

Lesina is often misidentified as Acridoxena, found in Africa.[4][5]

References
  1. Walker F (1869) Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum 2: 231
  2. Hochkirch, A. "Rhacocleis buchichii, Lesina Bush-cricket" (PDF). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 2 May 2020)
  4. InsectNet.com
  5. Search results from Google
  • Data related to Agraeciini at Wikispecies
  • Media related to Lesina at Wikimedia Commons
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