Gampsocleis

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Gampsocleis
Gampsocleis glabra female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Tettigoniinae
Tribe: Gampsocleidini
Genus: Gampsocleis
Fieber, 1852
Synonyms

Gampsocleodes Tarbinsky, 1932

Gampsocleis[1] is a genus of bush crickets in the subfamily Tettigoniinae and tribe Gampsocleidini.[2]

Distribution and biology[edit]

Species can be found in many parts of mainland Europe (but not the British Isles or Scandinavia), through central Asia to Korea and Japan.[2] The type species, G. glabra, strongly resembles a smaller version of the wart-biter and this is reflected in common names given to the insect (e.g. dectique des brandes in French and kleine wrattenbijter in Dutch). As with many Orthoptera, species can be identified with song patterns.

Stridulatory mechanism of G. glabra

Species[edit]

Gampsocleis acutipennis female

The Orthoptera Species File[2] lists:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fieber FX (1852) In Kelch. Grundlage zur Kenntnis der Orthopteren (Gradflügler) Oberschlesiens, und Grundlage zur Kenntnis der Käfer Oberschlesiens, erster Nachtrag (Schulprogr.). Ratibor 2, 8.
  2. ^ a b c Orthoptera Species File: genus Gampsocleis Fieber, 1852 (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 8 February 2021)

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