Identification of Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets, etc.)

  Miramella ?carinthiaca

What do you need to be absolutely sure?

help me with the filly, plz
D. Beryozovy ryadok, Tver region
N57°18.311' E32°47.299

Male Chrysochraon dispar

On the Internet I found a photo of dybki Saga sp.
Is it a larva?? Corfu Island (Greece).

This post was edited by Alex KNZ - 12/14/2009 01: 05

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I can't say for sure, but I think it's an adult male (I can't see the elytra properly). It is clear that not pedo (those males do not have) and not ephippigera (those "mordally" I recognize easily after trips to Armenia - they are more stocky, and the color is not similar). But there are several other species in the genus Saga in Southern Europe and Asia Minor.

So I did not see the plates that are characteristic of males. I wish I knew where else it was taken. If they respond , I'll write to them. It looks like it's somewhere in southern Europe (probably Greece).

According to the author, the photo was taken on the island of Corfu (Greece).

Help with the definition. Slovenia, July

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Help with the definition. Slovenia, July

Calliptamus italicus

According to the author, the photo was taken on the island of Corfu (Greece).

In Corfu, it seems, only the hellenica Saga is known.

2kotbegemot: are you sure it's italicus and not some barbarus?

For Slovenia, only italicus is listed on Fauna Europaea.

But actually, in the Mediterranean region, there is definitely a barbarus. It even has a synonym - C. siculus - i.e. Sicilian. It is clear that from Sicily to Slovenia is not close, but nevertheless...

Why the question arose - not only because of boredom. During my trips to Armenia, it was C. barbarus cephalotes that I often came across with this color, but C. italicus-in my opinion, not. True, Armenia is far from Slovenia, and I didn't specifically study the color variability of the prus (but I should have).

This post was edited by PVOzerski - 12/17/2009 18: 58

In Corfu, it seems, only the hellenica Saga is known.

So if it's Saga hellenica, then it's not an adult male, because there are no records. Judging by the photos from http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id96602/ adult males of S. hellenica look different.

And here is another grasshopper that is not very familiar to me. It's not my photo. According to the description, it was photographed in Montenegro. Does anyone know? The size of an orange is naturally not large, but according to the author's comments, the blacksmith is about 5 cm. Maybe some kind of. Tylopsis?

This post was edited by Alex KNZ - 12/17/2009 22:14 pm

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And here is another grasshopper that is not very familiar to me. It's not my photo. According to the description, it was photographed in Montenegro. Does anyone know? The size of an orange is naturally not large, but according to the author's comments, the blacksmith is about 5 cm. Maybe some kind of. Tylopsis?

Acrometopa sp.

Here, higher up in the branch, I once laid out definitive tables of species for this genus.

Here, higher up in the branch, I once laid out definitive tables of species for this genus.

Exactly, thank you!

Tell me, in the first photo of Phaneroptera falcata? Do this species have males or only parthenoginetic females?
The third photo isn't Platycleis intermedia by any chance?
All photos are from Belarus.

This post was edited by VBoris - 12/20/2009 02: 17

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Tell me, in the first photo of Phaneroptera falcata? Do this species have males or only parthenoginetic females?
The third photo isn't Platycleis intermedia by any chance?
All photos are from Belarus.

1, 2 - Phaneroptera falcata. It is not a parthenogenetic species.
3 - Pholidoptera griseoaptera

3 - male Metrioptera brachyptera, only VERY dusty and dirty

Say Bicolorana=Metrioptera=Roseliana?

PVOzerski, the fact is that I was previously told here that # 3 is Platycleis:).
Maybe there are some criteria by which you are sure/not sure that it is Metrioptera brachyptera, Pholidoptera griseoaptera, Platycleis?
Here are two more photos of this individual.

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> Bicolorana=Metrioptera=Roseliana
In its own time. In his revision, Zeiner divided the huge genus Platycleis into many smaller genera. In particular, he distinguished the genus Metrioptera, previously described by Wesmael, with the type species M. brachyptera (L.), and also described many new genera, taking the specific name as a basis and adding the suffix-ana. "Splitters" recognize Zeiner genera, "combiners" place small genera in large ones as subgenera or subjective synonyms. For example, Montana and Tessellana are often placed in the genus Platycleis, while Bicolorana and Roeseliana are often placed in the genus Metrioptera. My subjective feeling is that there is no need to separate the genera Bicolorana and Roeseliana, but from Metrioptera s. str. they will defend themselves more significantly. Hence the nomenclature that I use (it is not original and is found, for example, in the works of M. G. Sergeev).

Regarding this male-I remain with the same opinion. This is not a Pholidoptera, but a jump from the group Metrioptera s. l. in the shape of the top of the pronotum and in the length and color of the elytra. The latter are pointed, and in addition, in the last picture, a light border is clearly visible along the posterior edge of the lateral lobe of the pronotum. In the European part of the ex-USSR, this is typical for M. brachyptera. The genus Metrioptera belongs to the Platycleidini (Horse racing) tribe and can be placed in the genus Platycleis with severe "unifying" itch. From my point of view, again, subjective, this would be too much. In the fauna of the European part of the ex-USSR, if you do not climb into the southern steppes, only one short-winged species, Tessellana vittata, is slightly close to the real Platycleis-but it does not look very similar to your picture. All the other Platycleis (and their related Tessellana and Montana) are long-winged (although in southern Europe there seem to be short-winged Platycleis s. str.).

This post was edited by PVOzerski - 12/20/2009 17: 14

Please help me deal with these southern grasshoppers.
Spain, Catalonia, pobergier 60 km north of Barcelona.
1. 02.08.07

2. 04.08.07

3. 25.07.08


Ukraine, Crimea, Yalta
4. 06.08.09

5. 06.08.09

Lower - Decticus albifrons. The penultimate one is Phaneroptera sp. All Spanish ones are maggots.

Please help me identify Tetrix if you can from this angle. Filmed 80 km south of Moscow on May 29, 2009. It does not resemble subulata, tenuicornis, or bipunctata.

Pictures:

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It is similar to subulata - a low keel of the pronotum. This species is dominated by long-winged individuals, but there are also short-winged ones. Apparently, this one was caught. However, what will the Insect Expert say?

It is similar to subulata - a low keel of the pronotum. This species is dominated by long-winged individuals, but there are also short-winged ones. Apparently, this one was caught. However, what will the Insect Expert say?

Thanks! I am also inclined to subulata, but the short-winged nature of this specimen confuses me greatly.

I've been meaning to ask about these Thai straight-winged birds for a long time, but I keep forgetting
Do you know who it is?

The second is most likely Aularchs Milliaris "Frothy filly" (northern spotted grasshopper). It is found in India, Indonesia and Thailand.

The first one is most likely Mecopoda sp.

Figure 4 shows the larva of a gray grasshopper.Figure 5 shows a singing grasshopper. I was glad to help.

Straight-winged birds from the Volgograd region. I ask for help in determining.
I'm especially interested in # 4 and 5. Thank you in advance!

Pictures:

01 _ Volgograd_region_ _ 12.06.2009_ _ _ P1060160_p.jpg — (97.76к)


02 _ Volgograd_region_ _ 12.06.2009_ _ _ P1060167_p.jpg — (170.74к)


03 _ Volgograd_region_ _ 13.06.2009_ _ _ P1060755_p.jpg — (134.81к)


04 _ Volgograd_region _ _ 09.08.2009 _ _ _ P1130890_p.jpg — (196.77к)


05 _ Volgograd_region_ _ 16.08.2009 _ _ _ P1140813_p.jpg — (126.86к)

Straight-winged birds from the Volgograd region. I ask for help in determining.
I'm especially interested in # 4 and 5. Thank you in advance!

No. 4-Conocephalus discolor (Common swordsman)
No. 5-Ruspolia nitidula
Both females.

This post was edited by Alex KNZ-06.01.2010 16: 21

Oh, how fast! Thank you very much!!! It remains to find out how common these swordsmen are.
Can you say anything about nymphs?"

Here are more tetrixes from the Volgograd region. Mostly shot on the coastal grass.

Pictures:

06_P1070575_Мол.jpg — (93.37к)


07_P1120129_Мол.jpg — (160.57к)


08_P1120877_Мол.jpg — (157.68к)


09_P1120913_Мол.jpg — (128.42к)


10_P1120923_Мол.jpg — (202.91к)


11_Р1130521_Мол.јрд — (139.34 k)


12_Р1130524_Мол.јрд — (134.71 k)


13_P1130893_Мол.jpg — (188.76к)


14_Р1130894_Мол.јрд — (167.69 k)


15_P1140132_Мол.jpg — (91.89к)


16_P1140180_Мол.jpg — (104.23к)


17_P1140291_Мол.jpg — (109.09к)


18_Р1140754_Мол.јрд — (90.77 k)

Take a look at my tetrixes and fillies...
filming location ( where not specified) - vicinity of Krasnoarmeysk, Moscow region.

1. the neighborhood of d. Yelnya, Moscow region, 14.06.2009


2. neighborhood of d. Semkino, Moscow region, 30.05.2009


3. 25.04.2009


4. 25.04.2009


5. Moscow, Bitsa recreation area, 23.06.2009


6. 04.07.2009


7. 11.07.2009


8. 11.07.2009


9. Moscow, Bitsa recreation area, 29.07.2009


10. Moscow, Bitsa recreation area, 29.07.2009
Chrysochraon dispar?

5, 10 - Chrysochraon dispar
6 - Euthystira brachyptera
7, 8 - Omocestus viridulus
9 - Chorthippus ?brunneus

According to the Volgograd blacksmiths: 01_, 02_, 03_-races of the genus Platycleis (s str.). In No. 03_ I suspect P. affinis or P. escalerai - they have longer ovipositors than intermedia and grisea. The green color of the larvae should not be confused: the larvae of P. grisea, which I caught in Astrakhan and brought to the imago, were colored exactly like this (although the imago is obtained without green).