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Montana (bush Cricket)
''Montana'' is a genus of Tettigoniidae, bush crickets in the tribe Platycleidini, erected by F.E. Zeuner in 1941. The type species, ''M. montana'' has been called the "Steppe Bush-Cricket". Some authoritiesRagge D (1990) ''Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent.'' 59(1): 9. previously placed this as a subgenus of ''Platycleis'', but it is now considered a separate genus, as part of the genus group Platycleis, genus group ''Platycleis''. Species can be found in the northern Palaearctic realm from mainland western Europe (not the British Isles) through to Siberia. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists the following accepted species: # ''Montana armeniaca'' (Ramme, 1930) # ''Montana barretii'' (Burr, 1912) # ''Montana carpetana'' (Bolívar, 1887) # ''Montana daghestanica'' (Uvarov, 1917) # ''Montana decticiformis'' (Stshelkanovtzev, 1914) # ''Montana elegans'' (Uvarov, 1934) # ''Montana eversmanni'' (Kittary, 1849) # ''Montana gaskoi'' Garai, 2011 # ''Montana heinrichi'' (Ramm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tettigoniidae
Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America), or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers". More than 8,000 species are known. Part of the suborder Ensifera, the Tettigoniidae are the only extant (living) family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. They are primarily nocturnal in habit with strident mating calls. Many species exhibit mimicry and camouflage, commonly with shapes and colors similar to leaves. Etymology The family name Tettigoniidae is derived from the genus ''Tettigonia'', first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. In Latin ''tettigonia'' means a kind of small cicada, leafhopper; it is from the Greek τεττιγόνιον ''tettigonion'', the diminutive of the imitative ( onomatopoeic) τέττιξ, ''tettix'', cicada. All of these names such as ''tettix'' with repeated sounds are onomatopoeic, imitating the stridulation of these insects. The common name ''katydid'' is also onomat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montana Macedonica
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan to the north. It is the fourth-largest state by area, the eighth-least populous state, and the third-least densely populated state. Its state capital is Helena. The western half of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges, while the eastern half is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands, with smaller mountain ranges found throughout the state. Montana has no official nickname but several unofficial ones, most notably "Big Sky Country", "The Treasure State", "Land of the Shining Mountains", and " The Last Best Place". The economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, mining, and lumber. The health c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
