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Amphiestris

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Amphiestris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Tettigoniinae
Tribe: Tettigoniini
Genus: Amphiestris
Fieber, 1853
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Amphiestris is a monotypic genus of European bush crickets in the tribe Tettigoniini, erected by Franz Xaver Fieber in 1853.[1] Records of occurrence are from the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa.[2]

Species

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The Orthoptera Species File[2] includes the single species Amphiestris baetica (Rambur, 1838). Originally described as Barbitistes baetica by Jules Pierre Rambur, the type locality was in Andalusia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fieber FX (1853) Synopsis der europäischen Orthoptera mit besonderer Rücksicht auf die in Böhmen vorkommenden Arten. Lotos, Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaften. Herausgegeben vom naturhistorischen Vereine Lotos in Prag 3: 90–104, 115–129, 138–154, 168–176, 184–188, 201–207, 232–238, 252–261.
  2. ^ a b Orthoptera Species File: genus Amphiestris Fieber, 1853 (retrieved 28 April 2023)
  3. ^ Rambur JP (1838) Faune entomologique de l'Andalousie 2: 54.
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