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Species Hapithus agitator - Restless Bush Cricket

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)
Family Gryllidae (True Crickets)
Subfamily Hapithinae (Bush Crickets)
Genus Hapithus (Flightless Bush Crickets)
Species agitator (Restless Bush Cricket)
Size
9-14 mm
Identification
Forewings cover 3/4 or more of abdomen, see diagram at SINA.
Range
Pennsylvania south to Florida and west to central Texas
SINA Distribution Map
Habitat
Bushes and grasses in moist wooded areas and roadsides.
Season
August to November in the northern extent of its range and March to December in Southern Florida.
Food
Plant matter such as citrus foliage and fruits.
Females sometimes eat the male's forewings during copulation.
See Also
Other members of this genus
Loud-singing bush crickets, genus Orocharis
Print References
Capinera, p. 203, plate 45 (1)
Helfer, p. 334--description (2)
Internet References
Most information presented here from the stellar species page at Singing Insects of North America. Visit for more detailed information, photos, illustrations and to hear this species sing!

University of Florida Extension - Grasshopper, Katydid and Cricket Pests of Florida Citrus
Works Cited
1.Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States
By John L. Capinera, Ralph D. Scott, Thomas J. Walker
2.How to Know the Grasshoppers, Cockroaches, and Their Allies
By Jacques R. Helfer
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 11 September, 2004 - 12:27am
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 8 November, 2006 - 10:31am

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