Tessellana is a genus of bush crickets in the tribe Platycleidini and genus group Platycleis, erected by Zeuner in 1941.[1] Species can be found throughout mainland Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.[2]
| Tessellana | |
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| Tessellana tessellata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Tettigoniinae |
| Tribe: | Platycleidini |
| Genus: | Tessellana Zeuner, 1941 |
Species edit
The Orthoptera Species File[2] lists:
- Tessellana carinata Berland & Chopard, 1922
- Tessellana lagrecai Messina, 1979
- Tessellana nigrosignata Costa, 1863
- Tessellana orina Burr, 1899
- Tessellana tessellata (Charpentier, 1825) - type species (as Locusta tessellata Charpentier = T. t. tessellata, one of 2 subspecies)
- Tessellana veyseli Koçak, 1984
References edit
- ^ Zeuner (1941) Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. London 91: 36.
- ^ a b Orthoptera Species File: genus Tessellana Zeuner, 1941 (retrieved 28 April 2023)
External links edit
Media related to Tessellana at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Tessellana at Wikispecies
