Lebinthus Stål, 1877

Baroga-Barbecho, Jessica B., Tan, Ming Kai, Yap, Sheryl A. & Robillard, Tony, 2020, Taxonomic study of Lebinthus Stål, 1877 (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Eneopterinae) with description of six new species in the Philippines, Zootaxa 4816 (4), pp. 401-438 : 404

Genus Lebinthus Stål, 1877

Lebinthus Stål, 1877: 35 .

Type species. Lebinthus bitaeniatus Stål, 1877

Diagnosis. Mostly small to average in size, brachypterous in both sexes, characterized by the presence of the yellow lateral band on FWs and along the whole body in some species. The genus includes two groups of species, one characterized by a rounded false mirror in the harp in male FWs, and one characterized by longitudinal yellowish bands along the whole body.

Distribution. Japan; Taiwan; Indonesia; Malaysia; Singapore; Brunei; Philippines; Palau ( Fig. 1 )

Included species and distribution. Twenty three species are known worldwide, including six new species added to the genus in this paper. They are listed (TL = type locality) below in chronological order based on description year. Information about distribution is provided, including country in bold, followed by islands where records are available for the species:

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FIGURE 1. Distribution of Lebinthus in the Philippines. Triangular symbols refer to species of the bitaeniatus species group; round symbols to species of the sanchezi species group.