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Nicephora

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Nicephora
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Meconematinae
Tribe: Meconematini
Genus: Nicephora
Bolívar, 1900[1]

Nicephora is a genus of Asian bush crickets belonging to the tribe Meconematini in the subfamily Meconematinae. They are found in India, Sri Lanka, southern China, and Vietnam.

Species

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The Orthoptera Species File lists the following species, [2]

Subgenus Dianicephora

Auth. Gorochov, 1993 - Indian subcontinent

Subgenus Eunicephora

Auth. Gorochov, 1998

Subgenus Nicephora

Auth. Bolívar, 1900 - Indian subcontinent

References

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  1. ^ Bolívar I (1900[1899]) Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 68: 770.
  2. ^ Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 31 May 2020)
  3. ^ Kirby WF (1906) A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 2: i-viii, 1-562
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