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Genus of cricket-like animals

Markia
Markia arizae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Phaneropterinae
Tribe: Dysoniini
Genus: Markia
White, 1862
Synonyms
  • Tricala Walker, 1869
  • Mackia Walker, 1871

Markia is a genus in the family Tettigoniidae, sometimes called lichen katydids, which are found in Mexico, Central America and South America, often in highlands; however, the term "lichen katydids" is also used for other genera in the tribe Dysoniini. As suggested by the name, the spiny Markia katydids live and feed on Usnea lichen, and their shape and color pattern provides them with an excellent camouflage in this habitat. They are quite large, with adults typically 4.5–6.5 cm (1.8–2.6 in) long.

Species

The Orthoptera species file includes:

species group erinaceus Cadena-Castañeda & Gorochov, 2013
  1. Markia agudeloi Cadena-Castañeda, 2013
  2. Markia arizae Cadena-Castañeda, 2013
  3. Markia bolivarensis Cadena-Castañeda, 2013
  4. Markia erinaceus Cadena-Castañeda & Gorochov, 2013
  5. Markia gaianii Cadena-Castañeda, 2013
  6. Markia guerreroi Cadena-Castañeda, 2013
species group hystrix (Westwood, 1844)
  1. Markia espinachi Cadena-Castañeda, 2013
  2. Markia hystrix (Westwood, 1844) - type species
  3. Markia major (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878)
  4. Markia nicolasi Cadena-Castañeda, 2013
species group sarriai Cadena-Castañeda, 2013
  1. Markia sarriai Cadena-Castañeda, 2013

References

  1. ^ Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "genus Markia White, 1862". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. ^ Cadena-Castañeda, O.J. (2013). "The tribe Dysoniini part II: The genus Markia (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae; Phaneropterinae), new species and some clarifications". Zootaxa. 3599 (6): 501–518. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3599.6.1.
  3. Cadena-Castañeda, O.J.; Braun, H.; García, A.G. (2022). "The tribe Dysoniini part VI: Phylogeny, biogeography and evolutionary trends of the lichen katydid genera (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae). Eleventh contribution to the suprageneric organization of Neotropical phaneropterines". 5166 (1): 1–93. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5166.1.1. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

  • Media related to Markia at Wikimedia Commons
Taxon identifiers
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