Ruspolia nitidula

Ruspolia nitidula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Ruspolia
Species:
R. nitidula
Binomial name
Ruspolia nitidula
(Scopoli, 1786) [1]
Close-Up of a Ruspolia nitidula

Ruspolia nitidula, the Large Conehead, is a species belonging to the subfamily Conocephalinae of the family Tettigoniidae.[1] It is found throughout Europe, Africa, and the Palearctic part of Asia.[2] A vernacular name that has been used is "cone-headed grasshopper",[3] although it is not a grasshopper, but rather a bush cricket.[4]

  1. ^ a b Scopoli, J.A. 1786–88. Deliciae Flora et Fauna Insubricae Ticini. An account including new descriptions of the birds and mammals collected by Pierre Sonnerat on his voyages.
  2. ^ "Ruspolia nitidula Scopoli, 1786". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
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  4. ^ Gerhard Heldmaier; Dietrich Werner (6 December 2012). Environmental Signal Processing and Adaptation. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 232. ISBN 978-3-642-56096-5.