Scaphura

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title: Scaphura
text: Scaphura is a Neotropical genus of bush crickets in the subfamily Phaneropterinae. Some of the species within Scaphura are Batesian mimics of wasps, for example the type species, Scaphura nigra, is a polymorphic Batesian mimic of wasps of the genus Pepsis and Entypus (Pompilidae) and the potter wasps Polistes (Vespidae). The genus is restricted to South America. Another genus of Neotropical phaneropterine bush crickets, Aganacris, also are Batesian mimics of wasps.
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description: Genus of cricket-like animals
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaphura
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date modified: 2023-08-14T23:30:25Z
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