- Source: Conocephalus
Conocephalus is a genus of bush crickets, known as coneheads (a term also sometimes applied to members of the related genus Ruspolia). It was described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1815.
Description
Conocephalus range from 10 to 27 mm in length, measured from head to wingtip. They can be distinguished from the related genus Orchelimum by being smaller and slimmer in general, the face usually being green and the ovipositors of females usually being straight.
The forewings vary in length. Some species always have short forewings, some usually have short forewings but occasionally have individuals with forewings longer than the abdomen, and some always have long forewings.
Species can be distinguished by the shapes of the cerci (males) and ovipositor (females).
Ecology
Bush crickets of this genus live in fields and meadows, where they feed on leaves, flowers, pollen and seeds of grasses and forbs. They also sometimes prey on other insects. Females lay their eggs in grass stems.
Subgenera and species
The Orthoptera Species File lists the following species, grouped into subgenera:
= Conocephalus (Amurocephalus)
=- subgenus: Storozhenko, 2004 (China)
Conocephalus chinensis (Redtenbacher, 1891)
= Conocephalus (Anisoptera)
=- subgenus: Latreille, 1829 (Worldwide) - synonym Xiphidium Burmeister, 1838
= Conocephalus (Aphauropus)
=- subgenus: Rehn & Hebard, 1915 (central America)
Conocephalus leptopterus Rehn & Hebard, 1915
= Conocephalus (Chloroxiphidion)
=- subgenus: Hebard, 1922 (Africa, Australasia: probably incomplete)
Conocephalus albescens (Walker, 1869)
Conocephalus bituberculatus (Redtenbacher, 1891)
Conocephalus dubius Willemse, 1942
Conocephalus javanicus (Redtenbacher, 1891)
Conocephalus laetus (Redtenbacher, 1891)
Conocephalus striata Willemse, 1942
Conocephalus upoluensis (Karny, 1907)
Conocephalus vaginatus Willemse, 1942
= Conocephalus (Conocephalus)
=- subgenus: Thunberg, 1815 (Worldwide)
= Conocephalus (Dicellurina)
=- subgenus: Rehn & Hebard, 1938 (eastern USA)
Conocephalus allardi (Caudell, 1910)
= Conocephalus (Megalotheca)
=- subgenus: Karny, 1907 (southern Africa, Madagascar)
Conocephalus longiceps (Péringuey, 1916)
Conocephalus marcelloi Gorochov & Llorente del Moral, 2004
Conocephalus montana (Uvarov, 1928)
Conocephalus namibius Gorochov, 2009
Conocephalus nigrifrons (Chopard, 1952)
Conocephalus parvula (Péringuey, 1916)
Conocephalus phasma Gorochov & Llorente del Moral, 2004
Conocephalus vaginalis (Karny, 1907)
Conocephalus xiphidioides (Karny, 1907)
Conocephalus zlobini Gorochov, 2009
= Conocephalus (Opeastylus)
=- subgenus: Rehn & Hebard, 1915 (southern America)
Conocephalus longipes (Redtenbacher, 1891)
Conocephalus vitticollis (Blanchard, 1851)
= Conocephalus (Perissacanthus)
=- subgenus: Rehn & Hebard, 1915 (Paraguay)
Conocephalus strictoides (Caudell, 1906)
= Conocephalus (Xenocerculus)
=- subgenus: Rubio & Braun 2024 (Argentina)
Conocephalus tuyu Rubio & Braun 2024
= subgenus not assigned
=Conocephalus aculeatus Piza, 1969
Conocephalus affinis Redtenbacher, 1891
Conocephalus goianus Piza, 1977
Conocephalus algerinorum Massa, 1999
Conocephalus cinereus Thunberg, 1815
Conocephalus differentus Shi & Liang, 1997
Conocephalus emeiensis Shi & Zheng, 1999
Conocephalus halophilus Ishikawa, 2004
Conocephalus melaenoides Sänger & Helfert, 1995
Conocephalus sojolensis Sänger & Helfert, 1995
Conocephalus spinosus (Morse, 1901)
Conocephalus stictomerus Rehn & Hebard, 1915
References
External links
Media related to Conocephalus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Conocephalus at Wikispecies
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Coprophanaeus conocephalus
- Daftar spesies Scarabaeidae
- Conocephalus
- Conocephalus conocephalus
- Mylopharodon conocephalus
- Conocephalus brevipennis
- Conocephalus fuscus
- Conocephalus maculatus
- Conocephalus nemoralis
- Conocephalus fasciatus
- Conocephalus melaenus
- Conocephalus strictus
