Bicolorana bicolor

Bicolorana bicolor[1][2] [3] is a species of bush cricket in the subfamily Tettigoniinae and tribe Platycleidini: found in mainland Western Europe.[4] Individuals are normally brachypterous, but long-winged forms may be encountered.

Bicolorana bicolor
B. bicolor - female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Tettigoniinae
Tribe: Platycleidini
Genus: Bicolorana
Species:
B. bicolor
Binomial name
Bicolorana bicolor
(Philippi, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Metrioptera (Bicolorana) bicolor (Philippi, 1830)
  • For B. bicolor bicolor:
    • Metrioptera (Vichetia) helleri Schmidt, 1998
    • Decticus sieboldii Fischer, 1849
    • Locusta viennensis Marschall, 1836

Databases currently (June 2018) disagree on the preferred placement of this and the synonym Metrioptera bicolor. It was originally described by RA Philippi in 1830 as "Locusta bicolor".

Subspecies

The Catalogue of Life lists:[1]

  • B. bicolor angarica
  • B. bicolor bicolor

References
  1. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. Philippi RA (1830) Orthoptera Berolinensia. Dissertatio inauguralis entomologica... die XXVI M. Aprilis MDCCCXXX. - Berolini, typis F. Nietackii Tbl.+[2]+42+[5] p., col. Taf. I-I
  3. Fauna Europaea: Bicoloriana bicolor (Philippi, 1830)
  4. Orthoptera Species File. Eades D.C., Otte D., Cigliano M.M., Braun H.
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