Conocephalus conocephalus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Ensifera
Conocephalus conocephalus
Chopard's diagram of genitalia of 3 European Conocephalus spp: 132-134 are of C. conocphalus[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Tribe: Conocephalini
Genus: Conocephalus
Subgenus: Conocephalus
Species:
C. conocephalus
Binomial name
Conocephalus conocephalus
(Linnaeus, 1767)[2]
Synonyms

Conocephalus hemipterus Thunberg, 1815[3]

  • Xiphidium aethiopicum (Thunberg, 1789)[4][5][6]
  • Locusta aethiopica Thunberg, 1789[7]
  • Locusta conocephala (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Anisoptera conocephalus L. [8]
  • Anisoptera conocephala (L.)
  • Xiphidion conocephalus L.
  • Gryllus conocephalus L.[9]

Conocephalus conocephalus is the type species of the conehead genus Conocephalus and the bush cricket tribe Conocephalini. This species has been recorded from southern Europe, including France,[1][10] and Africa.[11] Described by Carl von Linné in 1767, C. conocephalus appears to have no surviving type specimens, although it is believed that material may have been obtained from Africa.[11]

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