Ephippiger provincialis

Ephippiger provincialis, the Provence saddle-backed bush cricket, is a species in the family Tettigoniidae.

Ephippiger provincialis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Ephippiger
Species:
E. provincialis
Binomial name
Ephippiger provincialis
(Yersin, 1854)

Description

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Specimens of this species reach a body length of 28–41 millimetres (1.1–1.6 in). 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

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Ephippiger provincialis is endemic to southern France. It occurs between Saint-Tropez and Marseille.

Mode of life

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The specimens sit usually on the ground or on low plants. Adult specimens can be found from June to August. Sometimes mass reproductions happen by this species.

References

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  • Heiko Bellmann (2006). Der Kosmos Heuschreckenführer, die Arten Mitteleuropas sicher bestimmen. Stuttgart: Franckh-Kosmos. ISBN 3-440-10447-8.