Meconema thalassinum
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| Meconema thalassinum De Geer, 1773 |
Meconema thalassinum is an insect in the family Tettigoniidae, known in North America as the drumming katydid and in Europe as the oak bush-cricket. It is native to Europe, but was introduced to the United States, becoming established first in the west of Long Island and having since extended its range there to Rhode Island and Scarsdale and Ithaca, New York [1].
M. thalassinum is a small bush cricket, reaching only 20 mm long, including the female's long ovipositor, although the antennae may reach a further 40 mm forwards [2]. It lives in the foliage of trees, including oaks, where females lay eggs singly under the bark, and where males make an almost inaudible noise by drumming on leaves [3].
M. thalassinum is a host for the parasitic worm Spinochordodes tellinii.
[edit] References
- ^ Thomas J. Walker. Drumming katydid: Meconema thalassinum (De Geer 1773). Singing Insects of North America. University of Florida.
- ^ Keith Edkins. Oak bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum (De Geer 1773). Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- ^ Oak bush-cricket - Meconema thalassinum. Natural England. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
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