Zamunda

Zamunda[1] is a genus of crickets in the subfamily Podoscirtinae and tribe Aphonoidini. Species have been found in southern China and peninsular Malaysia (known distribution may be incomplete).[2]

This article is about the genus of crickets. For the fictional country, see Coming to America.

Zamunda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Gryllidae
Subfamily: Podoscirtinae
Tribe: Aphonoidini
Genus: Zamunda
Gorochov, 2007

Species

Zamunda includes the following species:[2]

  • Zamunda fuscirostris (Chopard, 1969) – type species (as Aphonoides fuscirostris Chopard)
  • Zamunda humeralis Gorochov, 2007

Fictitious Use

Zamunda is the name of the African nation where Eddie Murphy's character, crown prince Akeem Joffer, is from in the 1988 film Coming to America. There is no such nation in Africa.

References
  1. Gorochov AV (2007) Zoosystematica Rossica 15(2): 256.
  2. Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 30 August 2019)
  • Data related to Zamunda at Wikispecies
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