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A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUSHCRICKETS WETAS AND RAS...

This field guide covers northern to central Tanzania  southern Kenya and parts of central
Kenya. Most species are illustrated by live specimens  generally  adult males and females are
depicted  along with selected nymphal stages. For species-rich genera  morphological details
are provided  together with keys to genera and species as well as distribution maps for most
taxa. The enclosed DVD features the songs of 185 species. More than 270 bushcricket species are
treated  including raspy crickets (7 genera) and wetas (2 genera). The majority of the species
shown are from the family Tettigoniidae  particularly from the subfamily Conocephalinae
(including the tribes Agraeciini  Conocephalini and Copiphorini)  in addition  the subfamilies
Hetrodinae  Hexacentrinae  Meconematinae  Saginae  and Mecopodinae are represented as well. The
subfamily Phaneropterinae is the most diverse in the area  with six genera in the tribe
Acrometopini  plus representatives of the tribes Amblycoryphini  Catoptropterigini  Ducetiini 
Holochlorini  Odonturini  Otiaphysini  Pardalotini  Phaneropterini  Terpnistrini and
Tylopsidini. Genera of ungrouped Phaneropterinae in the area include Ectomoptera  Eulioptera 
Euryastes  Lunidia  Materuana  Meruterrana  Oxyecous  Pseudopreussia  Sentia and
Tropidonotacris. The subfamily Pseudophyllinae is also present with six genera (Acauloplax 
Cymatomera  Cymatomerella  Pseudotomias  Stenampyx and Zabalius).

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