Phaneroptera nana

Phaneroptera nana, common name southern sickle bush-cricket is a species in the family Tettigoniidae and subfamily Phaneropterinae.[2] It has become an invasive species in California where it may be called the Mediterranean katydid.

Phaneroptera nana
Phaneroptera nana. Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Phaneropterinae
Tribe: Phaneropterini
Genus: Phaneroptera
Species:
P. nana
Binomial name
Phaneroptera nana
Fieber, 1853
Synonyms
  • Phaneroptera nana nana Fieber, 1853
  • Phaneroptera quadripunctata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

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Distribution and habitat

This bush cricket is native to mainland Europe, the Near East and North Africa.[3] As an invasive species, it has spread to the San Francisco Bay Area and may be widespread in the Los Angeles Basin.[4] It mainly inhabits sunny and dry habitats, especially shrubs and low branches of trees.[5][6][7]

Description

The adult males grow up to 13–15 millimetres (0.51–0.59 in) long, while females can reach 15–18 millimetres (0.59–0.71 in) of length. The basic coloration of the body is light green, with many small black spots. Head, legs and wings are green. The eyes are bright orange. Hind wings are longer than fore ones (tegmina).[8] In some specimens the elytra reache the apex of the posterior femurs.[9] The ovipositor is about 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long and has the shape of a sickle.[6][10]

Biology

It can be encountered from July through October. [6]

  • Phaneroptera nana, nymph
  • Phaneroptera cf. nana, nymph
  • Phaneroptera nana, female

References
  1. BioLib
  2. Eades D.C., Otte D., Naskrecki P.: Orthoptera Species File Online
  3. Fauna europaea
  5. Ivkovic. 2017. Turkish Journal of Zoology 41(6):1084
  6. Ostravska Univerzita (in Czech)
  7. Kočárek P., Holuša J., Vlk R., Marhoul P. & Zuna-Kratky T. (2008). "Recent expansions of the bush-crickets Phaneroptera falcata and Phaneroptera nana (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in the Czech Republic" Articulata. 23 (1): 65–75.
  8. Chopard. 1922. Keys at Faune de France (in French)
  9. Griffini. 1908 Memoires de la Societé Entomologique Belgique
  10. Strano16
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