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Rhomboptera
Sign in to saveRhomboptera is a genus of katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. It was first described in 1895 by Austrian entomologist Josef Redtenbacher, while its type species was described at the same time by German entomologist Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl.
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Vinony's link graph records 2 inbound references to Rhomboptera, and connects out to Tettigoniidae, Pseudophyllinae and Animalia.
Vinony files it under Orthoptera of Asia, Pseudophyllinae and Taxa described in 1895.
Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOrthoptera
- FamilyTettigoniidae
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- Parent taxon
- Pseudophyllinae
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- Katydid (Rhomboptera semilunata) (8752370513).jpg
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Rhomboptera is a genus of katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. It was first described in 1895 by Austrian entomologist Josef Redtenbacher, while its type species was described at the same time by German entomologist Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl.
== Description == It has wings that mimic a leaf, a form of camouflage to hide from predators. It can reach a total length of , which includes wings.
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