Parapholidoptera is a genus of Palaearctic bush crickets in the tribe Pholidopterini, confirmed by Maran in 1953.[2] Species are recorded from south-eastern Europe and the Middle East, through to the Black Sea (distribution may be incomplete).[3]

Parapholidoptera
Parapholidoptera castaneoviridis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Tettigoniinae
Tribe: Pholidopterini
Genus: Parapholidoptera
Maran, 1953
Synonyms

Parapholidoptera Ramme, 1951[1] (originally nomen nudum, subsequently made available)

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Species

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The Orthoptera Species File[3] lists:

species group castaneoviridis (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882)
  1. Parapholidoptera anatolicus Karabag, 1952
  2. Parapholidoptera antaliae Nadig, 1991
  3. Parapholidoptera bolkarensis Çiplak, 2000
  4. Parapholidoptera castaneoviridis (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882) - type species (as Thamnotrizon castaneoviridis Brunner von Wattenwyl, by subsequent designation[2])
  5. Parapholidoptera flexuosa Karabag, 1961
  6. Parapholidoptera georgiae Massa, Buzzetti & Fontana, 2009
  7. Parapholidoptera grandis (Karabag, 1952)
  8. Parapholidoptera indistincta (Bolívar, 1899)
  9. Parapholidoptera kalashiani Massa, Buzzetti & Fontana, 2009
  10. Parapholidoptera noxia (Ramme, 1930)
  11. Parapholidoptera punctifrons (Burmeister, 1838)
  12. Parapholidoptera salmani Çiplak, 2000
  13. Parapholidoptera signata (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1861)
  14. Parapholidoptera spinulosa Karabag, 1956
  15. Parapholidoptera syriaca (Ramme, 1930)
  16. Parapholidoptera willemsei Katbeh Bader & Massa, 2001
  17. Parapholidoptera yarpuzi Ünal, 2018
  18. Parapholidoptera yoruka Çiplak, 2000
species group not determined
  1. Parapholidoptera belen Ünal, 2006

References

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  1. ^ Ramme (1951) Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin 27: 213.
  2. ^ a b Maran (1953) Acta Entomol. Mus. Natl. Pragae 28: 209-221 [210]
  3. ^ a b Orthoptera Species File: genus Parapholidoptera Maran, 1953 (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 21 May 2023)
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