Sathrophyllia
Sign in to saveSathrophyllia is a genus of Asian bush crickets or katydids in the subfamily Pseudophyllinae and tribe Cymatomerini. They are usually found on the branches of bushes or trees where they sit close to a branch and spread out their forelegs and antennae along the branch and hold themselves close to the surface with their middle pair of legs. Some species like S. rugosa have cryptic colouration that matches the bark making them very hard to spot. Further east, the genus Olcinia also bears a close resemblance, however Sathrophyllia has a relatively smooth margin to the forewing unlike that of Olcin
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Sathrophyllia is a genus of Asian bush crickets or katydids in the subfamily Pseudophyllinae and tribe Cymatomerini. They are usually found on the branches of bushes or trees where they sit close to a branch and spread out their forelegs and antennae along the branch and hold themselves close to the surface with their middle pair of legs. Some species like S. rugosa have cryptic colouration that matches the bark making them very hard to spot. Further east, the genus Olcinia also bears a close resemblance, however Sathrophyllia has a relatively smooth margin to the forewing unlike that of Olcinia.
==Species== thumb|Typical posture of Sathrophyllia rugosa|S. rugosa The Orthoptera Species file lists the following: Sathrophyllia arabica Krauss, 1902 Sathrophyllia cristata Beier, 1954 Sathrophyllia femorata Fabricius, 1787 Sathrophyllia fuliginosa Stål, 1874 - type species (locality eastern India) Sathrophyllia irshadi Sultan et al., 2014 Sathrophyllia rugosa Linnaeus, 1758 Sathrophyllia saeedi Sultan et al., 2014
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