Zabalius

Zabalius[1] is a genus of bush crickets or katydids in the subfamily Pseudophyllinae. Its distribution is essentially Afrotropical.[2] They are generally heavily built, tree-dwelling herbivorous katydids, capable of flight.

Zabalius aridus. Note external ear slits on anterior tibia

Zabalius
Zabalius aridus female, ventral aspect
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Pseudophyllinae
Tribe: Pseudophyllini
Genus: Zabalius
(Bolívar, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Mataeus Karsch, 1890
  • Phyllotribonia Pictet & Saussure, 1892

Species

The Orthoptera Species File includes:[2]

  • Zabalius albifasciatus (Karsch, 1896)
  • Zabalius apicalis (Bolívar, 1886)
  • Zabalius aridus (Walker, 1869)
  • Zabalius centralis Beier, 1957
  • Zabalius congicus Beier, 1954
  • Zabalius girardi Beier, 1973
  • Zabalius lineolatus (Stål, 1873) - type species (as Mustius guineensis Bolívar)
  • Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869)
  • Zabalius robustus Beier, 1954
  • Zabalius verruculosus (Pictet & Saussure, 1892)

References
  1. Bolívar I (1886) In: Ossorio Fernando Póo y el Golfo de Guinea. Apuntes de un viaje. An. Soc. Espan. Hist. Nat. 15: 346.
  2. Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "genus Zabalius Bolívar, 1886". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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