''Pholidoptera fallax'' is a species of 'katydids crickets' belonging to the family
Tettigoniidae subfamily
Tettigoniinae
The Tettigoniinae are a subfamily of bush crickets or katydids, which contains hundreds of species in about twelve tribes.
Distribution
The greatest diversity is in the Palaearctic region and many of the familiar European species of bush crick ...
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This cricket is mainly present in
Austria,
France,
Italy,
Romania,
Greece,
Slovenia and
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
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The adult males grow up to long, while females reach . They can be encountered from July through October in clearings, dry forest edges, etc.
The basic coloration of the body varies from dark brownish to pale brown, but sometimes the body is light purple or reddish. The extended pronotum partially covers the short wings and shows a black band, with whitish lateral margins.
The abdomen is thick and yellowish, the legs are pale brown and relatively long, with a pattern of dark brown spots on the hind legs. The female has a slightly curved ovipositor, which measures about .
References
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Orthoptera
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Tettigoniinae
Insects described in 1854
Orthoptera of Europe