Nsenene

Nsenene
Nsenene look-alike (Ruspolia nitidula)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Ruspolia
Species:
R. differens
Binomial name
Ruspolia differens
(Serville, 1838)
Synonyms
  • Conocephalus albidonervis Redtenbacher, 1891
  • Conocephalus exiguus Stål, 1876
  • Conocephalus lemus Redtenbacher, 1891
  • Conocephalus longipennis Redtenbacher, 1891
  • Conocephalus vicinus Walker, 1869
  • Conocephalus (Homorocoryphus) melanostictus Karny, 1907
  • Homorocoryphus mediotessellatus Karny, 1917

Nsenene is the Luganda name for Ruspolia differens: a bush cricket (a.k.a. katydids or misnamed "long-horned grasshoppers") in the tribe Copiphorini of the 'cone-head' subfamily. It is often confused with the closely related Ruspolia nitidula.