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Ruspolia

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Ruspolia is a genus of bush crickets in the subfamily Conocephalinae. This genus includes species that may be called 'cone-heads', but the name has also been used for Conocephalus and other genera in the subfamily.

Species

FamilyAcanthaceae
Native toAngola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
154
With media
70
Family
Tettigoniidae
Collections
ANSP, USNM, A, NRM, CAS, DCH
Recorded in
Zimbabwe, Namibia, Myanmar, South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar, Botswana, Kenya

Wikidata facts

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taxon
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Ruspolia nitidula male (3788698376).jpg
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Commons category
Ruspolia (insect)
taxon name
Ruspolia
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Ruspolia
homonymous taxon
Ruspolia
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Encyclopedic overview

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Ruspolia is a genus of bush crickets in the subfamily Conocephalinae. This genus includes species that may be called 'cone-heads', but the name has also been used for Conocephalus and other genera in the subfamily.

==Distribution== The genus has a widespread distribution with species found in most continents (except N. America and Antarctica).

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