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'''''Scaphura''''' is a genus of [[Tettigoniidae|bush crickets]] in the |
'''''Scaphura''''' is a genus of [[Tettigoniidae|bush crickets]] in the subfamily [[Phaneropterinae]]. Some of the species within ''Scaphura'' are [[Batesian mimicry|Batesian mimics]] of wasps,<ref name = "Herrel">{{cite book | last1 =Herrel | first1 = Anthony | last2 = Speck | first2 = Thomas | year = 2006 | title = Ecology and Biomechanics: A Mechanical Approach to the Ecology of Animals and Plants | publisher = CRC Press| isbn= 0849332095}}</ref> for example the [[type species]], ''Scaphura nigra'',<ref name = "OFS">{{cite web | url = http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1136813 | title = genus ''Scaphura'' Kirby, 1825 | accessdate = 13 September 2016 | publisher = Eades, D.C.; D. Otte; M.M. Cigliano & H. Braun. Orthoptera Species File. Version 5.0/5.0}}</ref> is a [[Polymorphism (biology)|polymorphic]] Batesian mimic of wasps of the genus ''[[Pepsis]]'' and ''[[Entypus]]'' ([[Pompilidae]]) and the potter wasps ''[[Polistes]]'' ([[Vespidae]]).<ref name = "Mesa">{{cite journal | last1 = Mesa | first1 = Alejo | last2 = Fontanetti | first2 = Carmen Silvia | last3 = Ferreira | first3 = Amilton | year = 2010 | title = The chromosomes and the sex determining mechanism of ''Scaphura nigra'' (Orthoptera, Ensifera, Tettigoniidae, Phaneropterinae) | journal = Journal of Orthoptera Research | volume = 19 | issue = 2 | pages = 239–242}}</ref> The genus is restricted to South America.<ref name = "OFS"/> |
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==Species== |
==Species== |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Phaneropterinae |
| Genus: | Scaphura Kirby, 1825[1] |
Scaphura is a genus of bush crickets in the subfamily Phaneropterinae. Some of the species within Scaphura are Batesian mimics of wasps,[2] for example the type species, Scaphura nigra,[1] is a polymorphic Batesian mimic of wasps of the genus Pepsis and Entypus (Pompilidae) and the potter wasps Polistes (Vespidae).[3] The genus is restricted to South America.[1]
Species
The following species are included on Scaphura:[1]
- Scaphura argentina (Hebard, 1931)
- Scaphura conspurcata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
- Scaphura denuda Guérin-Méneville & Percheron, 1836
- Scaphura edwardsii Westwood, 1828
- Scaphura elegans (Serville, 1838)
- Scaphura fasciata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
- Scaphura infuscata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
- Scaphura lefebvrei (Brullé, 1835)
- Scaphura marginata (Walker, 1869)
- Scaphura nigra (Thunberg, 1824)
- Scaphura obscurata (Stoll, 1813)
References
- ^ a b c d "genus Scaphura Kirby, 1825". Eades, D.C.; D. Otte; M.M. Cigliano & H. Braun. Orthoptera Species File. Version 5.0/5.0. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Herrel, Anthony; Speck, Thomas (2006). Ecology and Biomechanics: A Mechanical Approach to the Ecology of Animals and Plants. CRC Press. ISBN 0849332095.
- ^ Mesa, Alejo; Fontanetti, Carmen Silvia; Ferreira, Amilton (2010). "The chromosomes and the sex determining mechanism of Scaphura nigra (Orthoptera, Ensifera, Tettigoniidae, Phaneropterinae)". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 19 (2): 239–242.