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Plangia

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Plangia is a genus of insect in family Tettigoniidae. In Afrikaans they are generally known as krompokkels, roughly meaning "little fat hunchbacks"; this name refers to their arched dorsal profile. The genus is indigenous to Sub-Saharan Africa. It includes the following species:

Species

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderOrthoptera
  5. FamilyTettigoniidae

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Specimen records
6
With media
12
Family
Tettigoniidae
Collections
MNHN, MZLU
Recorded in
Madagascar, Congo, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania
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Tettigoniidae Female Probably Plangia graminea IMG 4868.JPG
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Plangia is a genus of insect in family Tettigoniidae. In Afrikaans they are generally known as krompokkels, roughly meaning "little fat hunchbacks"; this name refers to their arched dorsal profile. The genus is indigenous to Sub-Saharan Africa. It includes the following species: Plangia albolineata Plangia deminuta Plangia compressa Plangia graminea Plangia guttatipennis Plangia karschi Plangia laminifera Plangia nebulosa Plangia ovalifolia Plangia segonoides Plangia unimaculata Plangia venata Plangia villiersi

== Description ==

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