Short-tailed plump insect
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The short-tailed plump insect ( Isophya brevicauda ) is a long-feeler insect from the subfamily of the sickle horror (Phaneropterinae).
features
The animals reach a body length of 19 to 23 millimeters and are therefore slightly smaller than the very similar common plump insect ( Isophya kraussii ). The pronotum in the male is conspicuously saddle-shaped, in the rear it is widened angularly. The females differ from the similar species by their ovipositor , which is only 7 to 8 instead of 9 to 11 millimeters long. Other similar species are Isophya costata and Isophya modestior from the Eastern Alps, both of which are slightly larger than I. kraussii and I. brevicauda .
Occurrence and way of life
The short-tailed grasshopper occurs in Croatia , Slovenia and southern Austria and inhabits mountain meadows.
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Web links
- Fauna Europaea - Isophya brevicauda pile driver
- Orthoptera.ch - Isophya brevicauda with images and sound files
- Short-tailed Plump cricket on Orthoptera Species File Online (English)
literature
- Heiko Bellmann: The Cosmos Locust Leader. Determine the species of Central Europe with certainty. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3440104478