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Ephippiger provincialis Yersin 1854

Ephippiger provincialis

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

Description

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

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

Mode of life

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

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

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

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