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Species Hapithus agitator - Restless Bush Cricket

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Restless Bush Cricket ? - Hapithus agitator - female

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Hapithus sp.? - Hapithus agitator - male

Hapithus agitator? - Hapithus agitator - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)

Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)

Infraorder Gryllidea (Crickets)

Family Gryllidae (True Crickets)

Subfamily Hapithinae (Bush Crickets)

Genus Hapithus (Flightless Bush Crickets)

Species agitator (Restless Bush Cricket)

Explanation of Names

Hapithus agitator Uhler 1864

Size

9-14 mm

Identification

Forewings cover 3/4 or more of abdomen, see diagram at SINA.

Det. D. J. Ferguson, 2010

Range

e. US (c.TX-FL-NY-KS) - Map (SINA)

Habitat

Bushes and grasses in moist wooded areas and roadsides.

Season

mostly: Aug-Oct (BG data)

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

Singing Insects of North America - SINA

Works Cited

1.	Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States John L. Capinera, Ralph D. Scott, Thomas J. Walker. 2004. Cornell University Press.

2.	How to Know the Grasshoppers, Cockroaches, and Their Allies Jacques R. Helfer. 1962. Wm. C. Brown Company.

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 11 September, 2004 - 12:27am
Additional contributions by cotinis, Bbarnd, Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, metrioptera
Last updated 23 May, 2018 - 10:00pm

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