Metrioptera bicolor

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Metrioptera bicolor
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Metrioptera bicolor male
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M. bicolor
Binomial name
Metrioptera bicolor
(Philippi, 1830) [1]
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Metrioptera bicolor is a species belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Tettigoniinae. It is found in West Europe, Central Europe and South Europe [2] Their habitat is dry warm, higher growing meadows and outskirts of dry forests.

Databases currently (June 2018) disagree on the preferred placement of this and the synonym Bicolorana bicolor . It was originally described by RA Philippi in 1830 as " Locusta bicolor".

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References

  1. Philippi, R. A. 1830: Orthoptera Berolinensia. Dissertatio inauguralis entomologica... die XXVI M. Aprilis MDCCCXXX. - Berolini, typis F. Nietackii Tbl.+[2]+42+[5] p., col. Taf. I-I
  2. Fauna Europaea as Bicolorana bicolor (Philippi, 1830)