''Uromenus'' is a genus of bush crickets in the sub-family

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" (Burmeister, H., 1838), the first use as Bradyporinae was by Brunner v ...

and tribe Ephippigerini.

Distribution and Description

Species in this genus are found throughout much of mainland Europe and northern Africa. The type species '' U. rugosicollis'' occurs in Western Europe and was originally placed in the similar genus '' Ephippiger''; it is distinguished from the latter by its

pronotum The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs. Its principal sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the pronotum (dorsal), the prosternum (ventral), and the propleuron (lateral) on ea ...

, which has side keels in rear half, forming a distinct angle between top and sides. These insects are also

apterous Aptery is the anatomical condition of an animal completely lacking any kind of wings. An animal with this condition is said to be apterous. Most animal species belong to and are phylogenetic descendants of apterous taxa. These groups are said to ...

and the female

ovipositor The ovipositor is a tube-like organ used by some animals, especially insects, for the laying of eggs. In insects, an ovipositor consists of a maximum of three pairs of appendages. The details and morphology of the ovipositor vary, but typical ...

s are up-curved towards tip.Chinery M (2007) Insects of Britain and Western Europe
A & C Black Publishers Ltd., London.

Species

Orthoptera Species File (OSF) lists:Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 23 October 2020)
/ref> One species group is listed in OSF: the '' Uromenus poncyi'' species group, which contains ''U. poncyi'', '' U. angustelaminatus'', and '' U. silviae''.

References

External links

Video of the rough-backed bush cricket Uromenus rugosicollis feeding (Vendée, France)
* {{Taxonbar, from=Q10710846 Bradyporinae Tettigoniidae genera Orthoptera of Europe