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Xabea

Xabea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Oecanthidae
Subfamily: Oecanthinae
Tribe: Xabeini
Genus: Xabea
Walker, 1869
Synonyms

Xabeus Saussure, 1878

Xabea is a genus of crickets in the subfamily Oecanthinae and tribe Xabeini.[1] Species can be found in Southeast Asia and Australia.[2]

Description

The original paper[1] states that the male has: "Body smooth, shining, very slender. Head fusiform, much elongated, rather shorter than the prothorax and broader than the fore part of the latter. Eyes elongated, rather small, slightly prominent. Palpi slender, filiform; third joint much longer than the second. Antenna; very slender. Prothorax very long, attenuated in front, slightly gibbous near its hind border; sides straight. Cerci less than half the length of the abdomen. Legs very slender, very minutely pubescent; hind femora not inciassated; hind tibiae unarmed; tarsi three-jointed; second joint extremely short; third nearly half the length of the first; claws very small. Fine wings very broad, extending much beyond the abdomen, not reticulated; tympanum very large. Hind wings extending much beyond the fore wings."

Species

Xabea includes the following species:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Walker, F. (1869). Catalogue of the specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria and supplement to the Blattariae in the collection of the British Museum. Vol. 109. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b "Orthoptera Species File". 5.0. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  • Data related to Xabeini at Wikispecies
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