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Scaphura
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Scaphura

Kirby, 1825[1]

Scaphura is a genus of grasshoppers in the sub-family Phaneropteridae of the family Tettigoniidae. 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]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Herrel, Anthony; Speck, Thomas (2006). Ecology and Biomechanics: A Mechanical Approach to the Ecology of Animals and Plants. CRC Press. ISBN 0849332095.
  3. ^ 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.