Psophus is a monotypicgenus of grasshopper of the familyAcrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae and in the tribe Locustini. The one species in the genus is Psophus stridulus, commonly known as the rattle grasshopper.
Psophus stridulus can reach a length of 23–25 millimetres (0.9–1.0 in) in the males, of 26–40 millimetres (1.0–1.6 in) in the females. The basic colouration of the body varies from brown to grey–ochre or black, with lighter spots. The pronotum is strongly convex. These grasshoppers are winged, but wings are short and unfit for flight in females, fully developed in males. The hindwings are bright red-orange, with a black apex. The adults occur from July or August up to October.
Subspeciesedit
Psophus stridulus samniticus Baccetti, 1958
Psophus stridulus stridulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Distributionedit
This species can be found in Central and Southern Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm (Siberia, Russian Far East, Middle Asia, China, Mongolia, Eastern Asia), and in the Near East.
Habitatedit
This species lives mainly in arid and rocky open areas, mostly in mountainous regions, at an elevation up to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level. It is known as a xeric specialist because of this, and often interacts with other species like Zygaena ephialtes in these environments.[1]
psophus, monotypic, genus, grasshopper, family, acrididae, subfamily, oedipodinae, tribe, locustini, species, genus, stridulus, commonly, known, rattle, grasshopper, mounted, specimenscientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropod. Psophus is a monotypic genus of grasshopper of the family Acrididae subfamily Oedipodinae and in the tribe Locustini The one species in the genus is Psophus stridulus commonly known as the rattle grasshopper PsophusMounted specimenScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder OrthopteraSuborder CaeliferaFamily AcrididaeSubfamily OedipodinaeTribe LocustiniGenus PsophusSpecies P stridulusBinomial namePsophus stridulus Linnaeus 1758 SynonymsAcridium stridulum Gryllus stridulus Linnaeus 1758Sound of Psophus stridulus source source Field recording in the Netherlands 26s Problems playing this file See media help Female source source source source source source source source source source Close Up of a Psophus stridulus Contents 1 Description 2 Subspecies 3 Distribution 4 Habitat 5 References 6 Further readingDescription editPsophus stridulus can reach a length of 23 25 millimetres 0 9 1 0 in in the males of 26 40 millimetres 1 0 1 6 in in the females The basic colouration of the body varies from brown to grey ochre or black with lighter spots The pronotum is strongly convex These grasshoppers are winged but wings are short and unfit for flight in females fully developed in males The hindwings are bright red orange with a black apex The adults occur from July or August up to October Subspecies editPsophus stridulus samniticus Baccetti 1958 Psophus stridulus stridulus Linnaeus 1758 Distribution editThis species can be found in Central and Southern Europe in the eastern Palearctic realm Siberia Russian Far East Middle Asia China Mongolia Eastern Asia and in the Near East Habitat editThis species lives mainly in arid and rocky open areas mostly in mountainous regions at an elevation up to 2 000 metres 6 600 ft above sea level It is known as a xeric specialist because of this and often interacts with other species like Zygaena ephialtes in these environments 1 References edit Habitat requirements of conspicuous burnet moth Zygaena ephialtes Linnaeus 1767 Lepidoptera Zygaenidae PDF Download Available ResearchGate Retrieved 2017 11 16 Further reading editBiolib Global Species nbsp Data related to Psophus at Wikispecies nbsp Media related to Psophus at Wikimedia Commons Biolib This article about a member of the grasshopper subfamily Oedipodinae is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Psophus amp oldid 1200972398, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
