Metaplastes pulchripennis

Metaplastes pulchripennis, common name Italian ornate bush-cricket, is a species of 'katydids crickets' belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Phaneropterinae. [2][3]

Metaplastes pulchripennis
Metaplastes pulchripennis, dorsal view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Orthoptera
Family:
Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:
Phaneropteridae
Genus:
Metaplastes
Species:
M. pulchripennis
Binomial name
Metaplastes pulchripennis
(A. Costa, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Odontura pulchripennis Costa, A., 1863[1]

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in mainland of Italy, in northern Sardinia, in Corsica, in northern Sicily and in northeastern Spain.[4] It mainly inhabits woodlands along rivers, forest edges and flower-rich grasslands. [5][6]

Description
Metaplastes pulchripennis, male

The adults can reach 17–18 millimetres (0.67–0.71 in) of length. The basic coloration of the body is pale green, with a reddish-brown streak on the back. The legs are mainly green, with pale brown knees. The antennae are brown and very long. Ovipositor is quite short (9–10 millimetres (0.35–0.39 in)). Elytra of females are green, while in males they show a white outer edge, with a dark brown band on the edge. Metaplastes pulchripennis is quite similar to Barbistes species, but it can be distinguished by the cerci of the males and the more elongated pronotum. [7][8]

Biology

It can commonly be encountered from June through July, especially on Cistus and Rubus species. [5][8]


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References
  1. BioLib
  2. Eades D.C., Otte D., Naskrecki P.: Orthoptera Species File Online
  3. Catalogue of life
  4. Fauna europaea
  5. IUCN Report
  6. B. Massa Gli Ortotteri di Sicilia:check-list commentata (in Italian)
  7. L. Chopard Faune de France (1951), page 95 (in French)
  8. Tela Orthoptera (in French)
  • Paolo Fontana, Baudewijn Odé & Bruno Massa. 2004 – Sull’identità di Metaplastes ippolitoi e le altre specie del genere Metaplastes - (Orthoptera Tettigoniidae). Memorie Soc. entomol. Ital., (2003)
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