The northern crested newt, great crested newt or warty newt is a newt species native to Great Britain, northern and central continental Europe and parts of Western Siberia. It is a large newt, with females growing up to 16 cm (6.3 in) long. Its back and sides are dark brown, while the belly is yellow to orange with dark blotches. Males develop a conspicuous jagged crest on their back and tail during the breeding season.
Conocephalus is a genus of bush crickets, known as coneheads. It was described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1815.
Meloe is a genus of blister beetles commonly referred to as oil beetles. The name derives from their defensive strategy: when threatened by collectors or predators they release oily droplets of hemolymph from their joints. This fluid is bright orange and contains cantharidin, a poisonous chemical compound. Wiping the chemical on skin can cause blistering and painful swelling of the skin. This defensive strategy is not exclusive to this genus; all meloids possess and exude cantharidin upon threat.
Schistocerca is a genus of grasshoppers, commonly called bird grasshoppers, many of which swarm as locusts. The best known species is probably the desert locust and trans-Atlantic flight may explain the biogeography of some locust species.
Iberus marmoratus, commonly named cabrilla de sierra, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. It is endemic to southern Spain.
Myrmeleotettix is a genus of grasshopper in the tribe Gomphocerini. Species are recorded from western Europe and throughout temperate Asia.
Gastrimargus is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Oedipodinae. The recorded distribution of species in this genus includes Africa, Asia, and Oceania.
Phyllophora is a genus of large bush crickets typical of the subfamily Phyllophorinae. Species have been recorded from: Sri Lanka, peninsular Malaysia, Malesia and Australia.
Dictyophorus is the type genus of grasshoppers in the tribe Dictyophorini, of the family Pyrgomorphidae; it is native to sub-Saharan Africa. The genus was named by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1815. They are relatively large, typically about 4–7 cm (1.6–2.8 in) long, and often have bright colurs warning of their toxicity.
Coscineuta is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about eight described species in Coscineuta, found in the Neotropics and South America.
Morphacris is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Morphacris, found in Africa, Europe, and Asia.
Oxya chinensis is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in south and eastern Asia, and Oceania.
Oxya japonica, also known as the Japanese grasshopper or rice grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Indomalaya and eastern Asia.
Paracinema tricolor is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.
Paracinema is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the tribe Epacromiini. There are at least three described species in Paracinema, from Africa, mainland Europe through to the Middle East.
Stenocatantops splendens is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Indomalaya and eastern Asia.
Trilophidia annulata is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Asia.
Morphacris fasciata is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Africa, Europe, and Asia.
Oedaleus abruptus is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Indomalaya and eastern Asia.
Zonocerus elegans is a species of gaudy grasshopper in the family Pyrgomorphidae.
