Acrometopa
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Long-legged sickle insect ( Acrometopa servillea ssp. Macropoda ) |
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Acrometopa is agenus of locusts from the subfamily of the sickle horror (Phaneropterinae).
features
The disc is rounded and merges with the paranota , which is dorsal at the front edge. The legs are long. There are thorns on the ventral edges of the femora . The anterior tibiae are greatly expanded at their base. The tympana are directed forward. Males are easily parapter , females are mesopters . The cerci of the males are long and their subgenital plate is more or less severely incised. The ovipositor is sickle-shaped. The basic color is green. The stridulation organs are often tanned. The antennae are two to three times as long as the body.
Occurrence
The genus occurs in the Mediterranean area.
Systematics
The genus includes the following 5 species:
- Acrometopa cretensis ram, 1927
- Acrometopa italica ram, 1927
- Acrometopa macropoda (Burmeister, 1838)
- Acrometopa servillea (Brullé, 1832)
- Acrometopa syriaca Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
supporting documents
literature
- Kurt Harz: The orthopterists of Europe . Volume 1, Dr. W. Junk NV, The Hague 1969.
Individual evidence
- ^ Acrometopa at Orthoptera Species File Online , accessed August 25, 2011
Web links
- Acrometopa in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved September 14, 2011