Pezotettix giornae
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Genus: | Pezotettix |
| Species: | P. giornae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pezotettix giornae Rossi, 1794 | |
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Pezotettix giornae is a species of 'short-horned grasshoppers' belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Catantopinae. [2]
Distribution
This very little grasshopper is present in Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, in North Africa and in the Near East. [3]
Habitat
This species inhabits meadows of lowlands, forest edges, xerotherm areas of plains and southern slopes of stony mountains. [4]
Description
The adult males grow up to 11–14 millimetres (0.43–0.55 in) long, while the females reach 12–18 millimetres (0.47–0.71 in) of length. [5] The basic coloration of the body varies from light brown to grayish. The eyes are rather big. The sides of thorax sometimes present a white or darker longitudinal stripe. The wings are scaly, oval, very short, reaching only the middle of the second rear segment. They are unfit to flight (brachyptery), resembling those of a nymph. Larvae are particularly green in the early stages. [5]
Biology
This species has its larval development in summer. The larvae pass through six stages. [5] Adults can be encountered from June through November in the Mediterranean. [5] They mate in autumn and in winter and often overwinter as adults. In this case they can be found by March.[6]
References
- ↑ Biolib
- ↑ Catalogue of life
- ↑ Fauna europaea
- ↑ Nagy, A., Kisfali, Szövényi, Puskás & Rácz. 2010. Distribution of Catantopinae speciexs in Hungary Articulata 25(2):229
- 1 2 3 4 Orthoptera.de
- ↑ Bounechada, Doumandji & Çiplak. 2006. Bioecology of the Orthoptera species in North-East Algeria Turkish Journal of Zoology 30:245-253
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