British Insects: the Genera of Orthoptera
| British Insects: the Genera of Orthoptera | |
Mogoplistes.
Adults cepuscular to nocturnal; 8–13 mm long; greyish brown; fully apterous.
The antennae long, with well over 30 segments. Forewings absent. Hindwings absent. Foreleg tarsi 3 segmented; mid-leg tarsi 3 segmented; hindleg tarsi 3 segmented. The hind femora smooth. The ovipositor relatively long, with the valves articulated along their length and forming a single structure; 5 mm long. The males stridulous. The sound production alary. Auditory organs located in the fore-tibiae.
British representation. 1 species. Pseudomogoplistes squamiger (Scaly cricket). Native (?). Central southern England.
Found outdoors in natural habitats (found in Britain only beneath rocks and concrete rubble adjacent to a salt-water lagoon, behind Chesil Beach in Dorset).
Classification. Suborder Ensifera; Superfamily Grylloidea; Gryllidae.
Comments. The adults having body and legs covered with minute scales.
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Cite this publication as: ‘Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2003 onwards. British insects: the genera of Orthoptera. Version: 9th April 2007. http://delta-intkey.com’.