Macroxiphus
Sign in to saveMacroxiphus is a small genus of bush crickets or katydids distributed in Southeast Asia and Micronesia. The nymphs (immature stages) of the insects mimic ants.
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It sits within the topics Ant mimics, Conocephalinae and Tettigoniidae genera.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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Macroxiphus is a small genus of bush crickets or katydids distributed in Southeast Asia and Micronesia. The nymphs (immature stages) of the insects mimic ants.
==Species== Species include: Macroxiphus nasicornis Pictet, 1888 - type species Macroxiphus sumatranus (Haan, 1843)
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