Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Bucrates Burmeister, 1838
Numbers
2 species in North America listed at
Singing Insects of North America
5 species worldwide listed at
Orthoptera Species FileSize
body length 29-35 mm and 46-56 mm for short-winged and long-winged males; 34-46 and 57-70 for short-winged and long-winged females; ovipositor 37-38.5 mm
Identification
body either brown or green, with short or long wings; cone round-tipped without prominent gap between it and face; wings cover most or all of abdomen; ovipositor very long, at least 1.5 times as long as hind femur
Range
One sp. in the coastal southeastern states, north to Long Island, west to Gulf coast of Texas, the other sp. in mountains of southern AZ
Habitat
B. malivolans in freshwater marshes on cattails, sawgrass, and other tall grasses; also in moist thickets and tangled vegetation along wet or flooded ditches.
B. weissmani on perennial bunch grasses in low roadside vegetation
Season
B. malivolans: July to September (except April to January in southern Florida)
B. weissmani: calls as early as 1 June and as late as 5 August. Available evidence and comparison with other North American coneheads suggest that overwintering is by individuals that are in reproductive diapause when they molt to adults in late summer or fall.
Internet References
species account of
B. malivolans, including photos, description, habitat, distribution, song details, seasonality, similar species (Singing Insects of North America)
species account of
B. weissmani (Singing Insects of North America)
classification plus literature citations and included taxa (Orthoptera Species File)
Contributed by
Robin McLeod on 1 February, 2008 - 3:09pm
Additional contributions by
metriopteraLast updated 21 May, 2016 - 7:22am
