title: Phaesticus
text: # Phaesticus
  
  Phaesticus is a genus of groundhoppers (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae incertae sedis) found in Malesia and Indo-China.
  
  ## Species
  
  The Orthoptera Species File lists:
  
  * Phaesticus hainanensis Liang, 1988
  * Phaesticus mellerborgi (Stål, 1855) - type species (as Tettix mellerborgi Stål). Synonyms include: Phaesticus azemii Mahmood, Idris & Salmah, 2007; P. carinatus Zheng, 1998; P. insularis (Hancock, 1907); P. sumatrensis (Willemse, 1928); P. uvarovi Storozhenko & Dawwrueng, 2015
  * Phaesticus moniliantennatus (Günther, 1940)
  