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Lebinthus bitaeniatus
Lebinthus bitaeniatus Stål, 1877 (Gryllidae : Eneopterinae : Lebinthini), synonym of Lebinthus saussurei Bolívar, I., 1889. Philippine-endemic. Distribution range: Luzon. This species is close to L. luae Robillard & Tan, 2013 (distribution: Singapore, and Leyte Island in the Philippines), with Lua's Cricket differing by general shape more stocky, coloration darker with wider yellowish or whitish longitudinal band along body, and without a black line ventrally. References for the Mt Makiling and Leyte Island Eneopterinae crickets: - Systematics of cryptic species of Lebinthus crickets in Mount Makiling, http://isyeb.mnhn.fr/robillard/TR_fichie.... - The Eneopterinae crickets from Leyte Island (Philippines) with description of two new species [Insecta: Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Gryllidae], https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nus/images/dat.... - Lebinthus luae Robillard & Tan, 2013, Lua's cricket, Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Eneopterinae, https://taxo4254.wikispaces.com/Lebinthu....
Mount Makiling Forest Reserve in Los Baños, Laguna. Found along the trail going to Flat Rock, west of Molawin Creek.
Distribution: http://www.gbif.org/species/1723704/. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/common.... Synonyms: https://www.academia.edu/8053796/Clarifi....
Spotted on Dec 28, 2015
Submitted on Jan 13, 2016
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