Synephippius

Synephippius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Bradyporinae
Tribe: Ephippigerini
Genus: Synephippius
Navás, 1905
Species:
S. obvius
Binomial name
Synephippius obvius
(Navás, 1904)

Synephippius is a monotypic genus of bush crickets in the tribe Ephippigerini, erected by L. Navás in 1905.

Species

To date (2026), this genus contains the single species Synephippius obvius (Navás, 1904), known as the Exposed Saddle Bush-cricket (and which Navás had originally placed in the similar genus Platystolus). It is endemic to the Pyrenees mountain range between 500-2100 m.

References

  1. ↑ Navás L (1905) Notas zoológicas IX. Rectificaciones. Boletín de la Sociedad Aragonesa de Ciencias Naturales, 4, 271–276. Available here
  2. ↑ Navás L (1904) Notes zoológicas. VI. Excursión de la Sociedad Aragonosa de Ciencias Naturales a la Sierra de Guara. Boletín de la Sociedad Aragonesa de Ciencias Naturales, 3, 190–201. Available here
  3. ↑ Orthoptera Species File: species Synephippius obvius (Navás, 1904) (retrieved 15 July 2026)

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