Tessellana
Zeuner, 1941
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1- Tessellana tessellata(brown-spotted bush-cricket)
Tessellana is a of bush crickets (katydids) established by Zeuner in 1941. It belongs to the tribe Platycleidini within the Tettigoniinae. The genus contains six recognized distributed across mainland Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. The type species is Tessellana tessellata (Charpentier, 1825), originally described as Locusta tessellata.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Tessellana: /tɛsɛlˈlɑːnə/
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Distribution
Mainland Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Specific countries with records include Albania, Algeria, Austria, and Bulgaria.
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Etymology and classification history
The name Tessellana likely derives from the Latin 'tessella' (small square or tile), possibly referring to the type epithet tessellata, which describes a checkered or tiled pattern. The genus was erected by Zeuner in 1941, separating these species from the broader genus group Platycleis.
Species diversity
Six are currently recognized: T. carinata (Berland & Chopard, 1922), T. lagrecai (Messina, 1979), T. nigrosignata (, 1863), T. orina (Burr, 1899), T. tessellata (Charpentier, 1825) with two , and T. veyseli (Koçak, 1984).