This species is present in most of Europe, especially in the countries around the Mediterranean with a focus on Southern Europe. The northern boundary runs through northern France, Belgium, southern Germany, the Czech Republic and southern Poland.[3] The first, apparently viable, British colony was discovered near Dungeness in Kent in 2015.[4] In southern Europe there is also the closely related and very similar species Oecanthus dulcisonans. It is also present in the eastern Palearctic realm, in the Near East, and in North Africa.
Habitatedit
The typical habitat of Oecanthus pellucens are sunny meadows with high vegetation and dry warm and nutrient-poor areas such as grasslands, sand dunes and brownfield lands.
Descriptionedit
The adult males grow up to 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in) long, the female is slightly larger than the male, about 11–14 millimetres (0.43–0.55 in) long. The colouration of Oecanthus pellucens is yellowish-brown, straw-colored. The body is very elongated and slender. The wings usually protrude out slightly above the abdomen, but can be shorter or longer. The wings of the males are larger than those of females. The antennae are longer than the body. The ovipositor of the female is long and slightly curved. The females are recognizable by the club-shaped end of the ovipositor.
Biologyedit
Adults can be encountered from July through October. These crickets are mainly nocturnal. The males rub their wings together (stridulation) to produce a subtle but constant, fluctuating in volume sound. They sing from about five o'clock until three o'clock in the morning. After mating, the female lays her eggs in plant stems, especially in grape (Vitis vinifera). In June the nymphs live in the tissue and leaves of the plant. A few days after the last molt the male begins to sing. These crickets are omnivorous and usually feed on leaves or delicate flower parts such as pollen and petals, but also on animal foods such as aphids, spiders and insect larvae.[5]
Galleryedit
Male of Oecanthus pellucens
Male of Oecanthus pellucens
Short-winged female of Oecanthus pellucens
Short-winged female of Oecanthus pellucens
Referencesedit
^Eades D.C., Otte D., Naskrecki P Orthoptera Species File Online
^(PDF). Grasshoppers and Related Species Recording Scheme of Britain and Ireland. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
^Bastiaan M. Drees & John A. Jackman (1998). "Tree cricket". A Field Guide to Common Texas Insects. Lanham, MD: Gulf Publishing. ISBN0-87719-263-4.
External linksedit
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Hlasek
Encyclopedia of Life
January 01, 1970
oecanthus, pellucens, common, name, italian, tree, cricket, species, tree, crickets, belonging, family, gryllidae, subfamily, oecanthinae, male, female, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, order. Oecanthus pellucens common name Italian tree cricket is a species of tree crickets belonging to the family Gryllidae subfamily Oecanthinae 1 Oecanthus pellucens Male of Oecanthus pellucens Female Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Orthoptera Suborder Ensifera Family Gryllidae Tribe Oecanthini Genus Oecanthus Species O pellucens Binomial name Oecanthus pellucens Scopoli 1763 Sound of Oecanthus pellucens source source Field recording in the Netherlands 26s Problems playing this file See media help source source source source source source source source source source Close Up of a Oecanthus pellucens Contents 1 Subspecies 2 Distribution 3 Habitat 4 Description 5 Biology 6 Gallery 7 References 8 External linksSubspecies editSubspecies include 2 Oecanthus pellucens calinensis Jannone 1936 Oecanthus pellucens pellucens Scopoli 1763 Distribution editThis species is present in most of Europe especially in the countries around the Mediterranean with a focus on Southern Europe The northern boundary runs through northern France Belgium southern Germany the Czech Republic and southern Poland 3 The first apparently viable British colony was discovered near Dungeness in Kent in 2015 4 In southern Europe there is also the closely related and very similar species Oecanthus dulcisonans It is also present in the eastern Palearctic realm in the Near East and in North Africa Habitat editThe typical habitat of Oecanthus pellucens are sunny meadows with high vegetation and dry warm and nutrient poor areas such as grasslands sand dunes and brownfield lands Description editThe adult males grow up to 10 13 millimetres 0 39 0 51 in long the female is slightly larger than the male about 11 14 millimetres 0 43 0 55 in long The colouration of Oecanthus pellucens is yellowish brown straw colored The body is very elongated and slender The wings usually protrude out slightly above the abdomen but can be shorter or longer The wings of the males are larger than those of females The antennae are longer than the body The ovipositor of the female is long and slightly curved The females are recognizable by the club shaped end of the ovipositor Biology editAdults can be encountered from July through October These crickets are mainly nocturnal The males rub their wings together stridulation to produce a subtle but constant fluctuating in volume sound They sing from about five o clock until three o clock in the morning After mating the female lays her eggs in plant stems especially in grape Vitis vinifera In June the nymphs live in the tissue and leaves of the plant A few days after the last molt the male begins to sing These crickets are omnivorous and usually feed on leaves or delicate flower parts such as pollen and petals but also on animal foods such as aphids spiders and insect larvae 5 Gallery edit nbsp Male of Oecanthus pellucens nbsp Male of Oecanthus pellucens nbsp Short winged female of Oecanthus pellucens nbsp Short winged female of Oecanthus pellucensReferences edit Eades D C Otte D Naskrecki P Orthoptera Species File Online Biolib Fauna europaea Newsletter 32 Autumn 2015 PDF Grasshoppers and Related Species Recording Scheme of Britain and Ireland p 8 Archived from the original PDF on 17 June 2016 Retrieved 3 November 2015 Bastiaan M Drees amp John A Jackman 1998 Tree cricket A Field Guide to Common Texas Insects Lanham MD Gulf Publishing ISBN 0 87719 263 4 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oecanthus pellucens Hlasek Encyclopedia of Life Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oecanthus pellucens amp oldid 1200058038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
