Macroxiphus | |
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Macroxiphus species mimicking an ant | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Tettigoniidae |
Subfamily: | Conocephalinae |
Tribe: | Agraeciini |
Subtribe: | Liarina |
Genus: | Macroxiphus Pictet, 1888 |
Synonyms | |
Odontocoryphus Karny, 1907 |
Macroxiphus[1] is a small genus of bush crickets or katydids distributed in Southeast Asia and Micronesia. The nymphs (immature stages) of the insects mimic ants.