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Ephippiger
''Ephippiger'' is a genus of Palaearctic bush crickets described by Berthold in 1827, belonging to the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Bradyporinae and tribe Ephippigerini. Description Bush crickets of this genus have very small wings and the pronotum resembles a saddle (the Latin name ''ephippium'' means 'saddle of a horse'). The atrophied wings of ''Ephippiger'' species are unfit for flight and are only used for the emission of sounds (stridulation). Distribution Species of this genus are mainly present in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Spain, Iran and Switzerland. List of species # '' Ephippiger apulus'' (Ramme, 1933) # '' Ephippiger camillae'' Fontana & Massa, 2000 # '' Ephippiger carlottae'' Fontana & Odé, 2003 # '' Ephippiger cavannai'' Targioni-Tozzetti, 1881 # '' Ephippiger diurnus'' Dufour, 1841 # '' Ephippiger ephippiger'' (Fiebig, 1784) - type species (as ''Gryllus ephippiger'' Fiebig = ''E. ephippiger ephippiger'') ...
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Ephippiger Apulus
''Ephippiger'' is a genus of Palaearctic Tettigoniidae, bush crickets described by Berthold in 1827, belonging to the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Bradyporinae and tribe Ephippigerini. Description Bush crickets of this genus have very small wings and the pronotum resembles a saddle (the Latin name ''ephippium'' means 'saddle of a horse'). The atrophied wings of ''Ephippiger'' species are unfit for flight and are only used for the emission of sounds (stridulation). Distribution Species of this genus are mainly present in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Spain, Iran and Switzerland. List of species # ''Ephippiger apulus'' (Ramme, 1933) # ''Ephippiger camillae'' Fontana & Massa, 2000 # ''Ephippiger carlottae'' Fontana & Odé, 2003 # ''Ephippiger cavannai'' Targioni-Tozzetti, 1881 # ''Ephippiger diurnus'' Dufour, 1841 # ''Ephippiger ephippiger'' (Fiebig, 1784) - type species (as ''Gryllus ephippiger'' Fiebig = ''E. ephippiger ephipp ...
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Ephippiger Persicarius
''Ephippiger'' is a genus of Palaearctic bush crickets described by Berthold in 1827, belonging to the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Bradyporinae and tribe Ephippigerini. Description Bush crickets of this genus have very small wings and the pronotum resembles a saddle (the Latin name ''ephippium'' means 'saddle of a horse'). The atrophied wings of ''Ephippiger'' species are unfit for flight and are only used for the emission of sounds (stridulation). Distribution Species of this genus are mainly present in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Spain, Iran and Switzerland. List of species # ''Ephippiger apulus'' (Ramme, 1933) # '' Ephippiger camillae'' Fontana & Massa, 2000 # '' Ephippiger carlottae'' Fontana & Odé, 2003 # '' Ephippiger cavannai'' Targioni-Tozzetti, 1881 # '' Ephippiger diurnus'' Dufour, 1841 # '' Ephippiger ephippiger'' (Fiebig, 1784) - type species (as ''Gryllus ephippiger'' Fiebig = ''E. ephippiger ephippiger'') # ...
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Ephippiger Ephippiger
''Ephippiger ephippiger'', the saddle-backed bush cricket, is a species belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Bradyporinae The Bradyporinae are a subfamily in the family Tettigoniidae (bush crickets or katydids), based on the type genus '' Bradyporus''. First described as a family, "Bradyporidae" , the first use as Bradyporinae was by Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1878. .... It is found primarily in central Europe, with the closely related species '' Ephippiger diurnus'' in the west. The habitat consists of relatively dry and sparse areas with scarce vegetation, such as heather with a few trees, where it can be found both close to the soil and higher up in the vegetation. The saddle-backed bush cricket mainly eats insects and other small animals, but also plant parts. For arable farmers, it is a useful animal because it lives in plants but mainly hunts for plant-dwelling (pest) insects. It is active during the months of August to October; the males are mainly heard betwe ...
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Ephippiger Perforatus
''Ephippiger perforatus'', the North Apennine saddle bush-cricket, is a species of insect in the family Tettigoniidae. Distribution ''Ephippiger perforatus'' is Endemism, endemic to Italy. This species occurs from the Northwest to the Southern Itay, but in the southern part of its range it is much rarer and seems to be declining. Habitat These large bush-crickets inhabit shrubs and bushes and from the coasts to the mountains at an elevation of above sea level. Description ''Ephippiger perforatus'' can reach a body length of in males, of in females. The ovipositor reach about .A. HarDie Orthopteren Europas / The Orthoptera of Europe, Volume 1/ref> The body of these bush-crickets is usually light green. The pronotum resembles a saddle. The atrophied wings are unfit to flight. The base of tegmen, tegmina is brownish or blackish, with a yellowish outer margin. Bibliography * Burr. 1907. Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 19:299 * Dubrony (1878) Liste des Orthoptères recueillis jusqu'i ...
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Ephippigerini
The Ephippigerini are a tribe of bush crickets in the subfamily Bradyporinae, erected by Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1878. Brunner von Wattenwyl C (1878) ''Monographie der Phaneropteriden'' 11. Species have been recorded from mainland Europe (not the British Isles or Scandinavia), North Africa and the Horn of Africa. Genera The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: # '' Afrosteropleurus'' Barat, 2012 # '' Albarracinia'' Barat, 2012 - monotypic '' Albarracinia zapaterii'' (Bolívar, 1877) # ''Baetica'' Bolivar, I., 1903 - monotypic '' Baetica ustulata'' (Rambur, 1839) # '' Baratia'' Llucià Pomares, 2021 - monotypic '' Baratia sari'' Llucià Pomares, 2021 # '' Callicrania'' Bolívar, 1898 # '' Coracinotus'' Barat, 2012 # '' Corsteropleurus'' Barat, 2012 - monotypic '' Corsteropleurus chopardi'' (Rungs, 1952) # '' Dinarippiger'' Skejo, Kasalo, Fontana & Tvrtković, 2023 - monotypic '' Dinarippiger discoidalis'' (Fieber, 1853) # '' Ephippiger'' Berthold, 1827 # ''Ephippigerida'' Boliv ...
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Ephippiger Provincialis
''Ephippiger provincialis'', the Provence saddle-backed bush cricket, is a species in the family Tettigoniidae. Description Specimens of this species reach a body length of . The body is light brown or reddish colored, very rarely green. The very short and wide cerci of the males have a tooth inside that is equally long and wide like the tooth at the end. All other species of the tribe Ephippigerini have a much smaller such tooth. The nearly straight Ovipositor is rarely shorter than 25 millimeters. Distribution ''Ephippiger provincialis'' is endemic to southern France. It occurs between Saint-Tropez and Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the .... Mode of life The specimens sit usually on the ground or on low plants. Adult specimens can be found from June to Au ...
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