Please help me to identify this insect collected by one of my colleague. May be this is beetle. ??
It is not a beetle, it seems to be an orthopteran. As a simple hypothesis, I suggest the tribe Callimenellini belonging to the family Tettigoniidae (Orthoptera Ensifera). Otherwise, another Ensifera. The photo shows only some features of the insect, other photos (e.g. in lateral vision) could be very useful, as well as knowledge of its length and the region where it was collected. Regards,
Rinaldo Nicoli
It is not a beetle, it seems to be an orthopteran. As a simple hypothesis, I suggest the tribe Callimenellini belonging to the family Tettigoniidae (Orthoptera Ensifera). Otherwise, another Ensifera. The photo shows only some features of the insect, other photos (e.g. in lateral vision) could be very useful, as well as knowledge of its length and the region where it was collected. Regards,
Rinaldo Nicoli
This is quite sure a representative of Orthoptera Ensifera, gen. sp.
Just in order to be correct and save time of your colleagues, please always supplement identification requests with locality information
Please review this paper in RG:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sigfrid_Ingrisch/publication/265625670_Orthoptera_from_Bhutan_Nepal_and_North_India_in_the_Natural_History_Museum_Basel/links/553158fd0cf27acb0dea94e1.pdf
Article Orthoptera from Bhutan, Nepal, and North India in the Natura...
Subfamily is Pseudophyllinae, tribe most probably Callimenellini - reminds me of genus Callimenellus Walker, 1871. Callimenellus apterus Beier, 1944 is known from India, and recorded from Maharashtra: Khandalla [= Khandala] by S. Ingrisch.
http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1141171
Dear Abhijit,
I think it is not an orthopteran insect. It looks like a beetle but I do not know what is this insect. Hope you could reach to the right answer.
Regards,
Wafaa
Please send better photos
We cannot see neither cerci neither femur length and lacking lateral views do not allow to assure Orthopteran.
Sincerely
Marcelo
Please READ previous answers. It IS Orthoptera. It IS Ensifera. It is Pseudophyllinae and it IS probably genus Callimenellus. It IS NOT beetle/ Coleoptera.
Hi Josip,
Please be quite. The photo is not clear.
Could you please attach a photo of your genus Callimenellus resemble the photo of Abhijit or confirm your answer by any way.
Regards,
Wafaa
Images should be clear, sharp and locality data must be supplied, my friend then alone people can give precise identity ( although images alone are never sufficient for small insects!!)
I provided already link to Orthoptera species file with photos of type specimens Callimenellus apterus. I provide the link again here: http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1141171
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