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Phaesticus
Sign in to savePhaesticus is a genus of Asian groundhoppers (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae), erected by Boris Uvarov in 1940 and now placed in the new (2025) tribe Xistrellini. Species are found in sourhern China (including Hainan), Indochina and Malesia.
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Phaesticus is a genus of Asian groundhoppers (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae), erected by Boris Uvarov in 1940 and now placed in the new (2025) tribe Xistrellini. Species are found in sourhern China (including Hainan), Indochina and Malesia.
==Species== The Orthoptera Species File lists: Phaesticus hainanensis Liang, 1988 Phaesticus mellerborgi (Stål, 1855) - type species (as Tettix mellerborgi Stål). Synonyms include: Phaesticus azemii ; P. carinatus Zheng, 1998; P. insularis ; P. sumatrensis ; P. uvarovi ; type locality Java. Phaesticus moniliantennatus (Günther, 1940) - China, Vietnam
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