Comicus

This article is about the genus of Ensifera. For the comedy film character, see History of the World, Part I.

Comicus^[1] is a genus of southern African Orthopteran insects of the family Schizodactylidae, erected by Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1888.

Comicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Schizodactylidae
Genus:	Comicus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888

Species

The Orthoptera Species File lists:

1. Comicus arenarius Ramme, 1931
2. Comicus cabonegrus Irish, 1986
3. Comicus calaharicus Irish, 1986
4. Comicus calcaris Irish, 1986
5. Comicus campestris Irish, 1986
6. Comicus capensis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 - type species
7. Comicus carnalli Irish, 1995
8. Comicus cavillorus Irish, 1986
9. Comicus myburghi Gorochov, 2021
10. Comicus namibicus Gorochov, 2021
11. Comicus orangensis Gorochov, 2021