# Elimaea (katydid)

Elimaea is a large genus within Tettigoniidae, the bush cricket or katydid family. Species in this genus are found in India, southern China, Indo-China and Malesia.
The genus was erected in 1874 by Swedish entomologist Carl Stål (1833–1878) in his Recensio Orthopterorum. With over 130 described species, it is the most speciose and widespread genus within the tribe Elimaeini (subfamily Phaneropterinae).

## Species

This genus has nine subgenera and one species group:

### Subgenus Bornelimaea Gorochov, 2009

* Elimaea levi Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea sympatrica Gorochov, 2009

### Subgenus Elimaea Stål, 1874

* Elimaea annamensis Hebard, 1922
* Elimaea berezovskii Bey-Bienko, 1951
* Elimaea cangyuanensis Liu, 2011
* Elimaea chloris (Haan, 1843)
* Elimaea curta Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea fallax Bey-Bienko, 1951
* Elimaea hoozanensis Karny, 1915
* Elimaea lampu Ebner, 1934
* Elimaea lanpingensis Liu, 2011
* Elimaea macra (Serville, 1838)
* Elimaea marmorata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
* Elimaea nautica Ingrisch, 1998
* Elimaea paranautica Liu, 2011
* Elimaea punctifera (Walker, 1869)
* Elimaea quadrangulata Liu & Liu, 2011
* Elimaea schmidti Krausze, 1903
* Elimaea segregata Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea subcarinata (Stål, 1861) type species (syntype locality: Hong Kong; holotype - as synonym E. appendiculata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 - is described as Indo-China: "Hinterindien")
* Elimaea terminalis Liu, 1993
* Elimaea thaii Ingrisch, 1998
* Elimaea theopoldi Krausze, 1903
* Elimaea triticifolia (Haan, 1843)
* Elimaea wanningensis Liu, 2011

### Subgenus Neoelimaea Gorochov, 2013

* Elimaea melanocantha (Walker, 1869)
* Elimaea nigrosignata Bolívar, 1900

### Subgenus Poaefoliana Ingrisch, 2011

* Elimaea albimaculata Ingrisch, 2011
* Elimaea emlobata Wang & Shi, 2017
* Elimaea jitra Ingrisch, 2011
* Elimaea kutu Ingrisch, 2011
* Elimaea upcurva Liu, 2011
* Species group Elimaea poaefolia (Haan, 1843) – Malesia
** Elimaea jacobsonii Karny, 1926
** Elimaea poaefolia (Haan, 1843)
** Elimaea rosea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

### Subgenus Pseudectadia Gorochov, 2009

* Elimaea grata Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea sonora Gorochov, 2009

### Subgenus Rectielimaea Liu, 2011

* Elimaea percauda Liu & Liu, 2011

### Subgenus Rhaebelimaea Karny, 1926

* Elimaea abdita Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea abramovi Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea abrupta Liu & Liu, 2011
* Elimaea acuminata Wang & Shi, 2017
* Elimaea adspersa Dohrn, 1906
* Elimaea albovittata Liu & Liu, 2011
* Elimaea alia Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea aphana Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea apicata Ingrisch, 1998
* Elimaea aprilis Gorochov, 2011
* Elimaea atrata Carl, 1914
* Elimaea bakeri Hebard, 1922
* Elimaea bavi Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea beibengensis Liu, 2011
* Elimaea bengkulu Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea bispinosa Liu, 2004
* Elimaea bona Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea borneo Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea brachycerciata Liu, 2011
* Elimaea brachysterna Liu, 2011
* Elimaea brevifissa Liu & Liu, 2011
* Elimaea brevilamina Mu, He & Wang, 2002
* Elimaea brunneri Dohrn, 1906
* Elimaea catba Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea cheni Kang & Yang, 1992
* Elimaea cognata Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea curvicercata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891
* Elimaea curvicerciata Liu & Liu, 2011
* Elimaea darevskyi Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea degressa Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea dongnai Gorochov, 2011
* Elimaea elongata Wang & Shi, 2017
* Elimaea expansa Wang & Shi, 2017
* Elimaea filicauda Hebard, 1922
* Elimaea foliata Mu, He & Wang, 1999
* Elimaea fruhstorferi Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea gialai Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea guadunensis Liu, 2011
* Elimaea hebardi Karny, 1926
* Elimaea hunanensis Kang & Yang, 1992
* Elimaea jambi Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea jianfenglingensis Liu, 2011
* Elimaea junia Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea kerinci Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea kraussi Karny, 1926
* Elimaea lii Kang & Yang, 1992
* Elimaea longicercata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891
* Elimaea longifissa Mu, He & Wang, 2002
* Elimaea lyra Gorochov, 2013
* Elimaea maculata Wang & Shi, 2017
* Elimaea maichau Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea maja Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea malayica Karny, 1920
* Elimaea maninjauensis Ingrisch, 1998
* Elimaea megalopygmaea Mu, He & Wang, 1999
* Elimaea mentaweii Ingrisch, 1998
* Elimaea modesta Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea modiglianii Ingrisch, 1998
* Elimaea moultoni Karny, 1923
* Elimaea mucronatis Wang & Shi, 2017
* Elimaea nanpingensis Liu, 2011
* Elimaea neglecta Karny, 1926
* Elimaea obtusilota Kang & Yang, 1992
* Elimaea orlovi Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea parumpunctata (Serville, 1838)
* Elimaea parva Liu, 1993
* Elimaea pentaspina Ingrisch, 1998
* Elimaea phetchaburi Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea pseudochloris Ingrisch, 1998
* Elimaea puncticosta Bolívar, 1914
* Elimaea quadrispina Liu, 2011
* Elimaea recta Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea robinsoni Karny, 1926
* Elimaea roseoalata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891
* Elimaea ryabovi Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea sapa Gorochov, 2011
* Elimaea saturata Wang & Shi, 2017
* Elimaea schenklingi Karny, 1915
* Elimaea semicirculata Kang & Yang, 1992
* Elimaea semitubulosa Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea separata Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea setifera Bey-Bienko, 1962
* Elimaea siamensis Karny, 1926
* Elimaea signata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
* Elimaea simulata Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea spinigera Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
* Elimaea subita Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea sumatrana Karny, 1926
* Elimaea suratthani Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea tamdao Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea tenuicerca Liu & Liu, 2011
* Elimaea tenuiuscula Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea tiankengensis Liu, 2011
* Elimaea transversa (Ingrisch, 1990)
* Elimaea trapeziformis Wang & Shi, 2017
* Elimaea tuly Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea tympanalis (Matsumura & Shiraki, 1908)
* Elimaea variegata Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea verrucosa Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
* Elimaea vicinia Liu & Liu, 2011
* Elimaea vinhphu Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea viridula Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea willemsei Karny, 1926
* Elimaea yongningensis Liu, 2011

### Subgenus Schizelimaea Gorochov, 2009

* Elimaea ampla Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea bella Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea caricifolia (Haan, 1843)
* Elimaea kinabalu Gorochov, 2013
* Elimaea lamellipes Hebard, 1922
* Elimaea lata Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea mira Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea pulchra Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea ranau Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea singgalang Ingrisch, 2011
* Elimaea sinuata Ingrisch, 1998
* Elimaea sukau Gorochov, 2013
* Elimaea trusmadi Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea ulla Gorochov, 2009
* Elimaea wartabone Gorochov, 2013

### Subgenus Sulawimaea Gorochov, 2013

* Elimaea inversa (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891)
* Elimaea sulawesi (Gorochov, 2009)

### Subgenus not allocated

* Elimaea bidentata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
* Elimaea furca Gorochov, 2013
* Elimaea grandis (Matsumura & Shiraki, 1908)
* Elimaea storozhenkoi Gorochov, 2013
* Elimaea yaeyamensis Ichikawa, 2004