Alfredectes
Alfredectes is a genus of bush crickets or katydids, which is endemic to South Africa.
| Alfredectes | |
|---|---|
| Alfredectes semiaeneus in George, Western Cape | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Tettigoniinae |
| Tribe: | Arytropteridini |
| Genus: | Alfredectes D.C.F. Rentz, 1988[1] |
| Species | |
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Species
The genus contains the following species:
- Alfredectes browni Rentz, 1988[1] – Brown's shieldback
- Alfredectes semiaeneus (Serville, 1838)[1] – Alfred's shieldback
References
- Rentz, DCF (1988). "The shield-backed katylids of Southern Africa: their taxonomy, ecology and relationships to the faunas of Australia and South America (Orthoptera : Tettigoniidae : Tettigoniinae)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 2 (2): 223–335. doi:10.1071/IT9880223.
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