Acridoxena is a monotypic genus of bush crickets (also known as katydids). It is now placed in the tribe Acridoxenini of the subfamily Mecopodinae; previously it was in the subfamily Acridoxeninae.[1] It has one species, Acridoxena hewaniana, found in western central Africa.[2]

Acridoxena
Acridoxena hewaniana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Mecopodinae
Tribe: Acridoxenini
Zeuner, 1936
Genus: Acridoxena
White, 1865
Species:
A. hewaniana
Binomial name
Acridoxena hewaniana
White, 1865
Synonyms
  • Eustalia Scudder, 1878
  • Stalia Scudder, 1875

References edit

  1. ^ White, A. 1865. Proc. R. phys. Soc. Edinburgh 3:309
  2. ^ "Genus Acridoxena White, 1865: Orthoptera Species File".