Conocephalus (Anisoptera) fuscus (Fabricius, 1793)

Myagmar, G. & Gantigmaa, Ch., 2023, Review of the genus Conocephalus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in Mongolia, Far Eastern Entomologist 479, pp. 7-12 : 8

Conocephalus (Anisoptera) fuscus (Fabricius, 1793)

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Conocephalus fuscus : Günther, 1970: 317; Chogsomzhav, 1989: 86.

Conocephalus (Anisoptera) discolor : Storozhenko, 2004: 75; Zhou et al., 2010: 58 . Conocephalus (Anisoptera) fuscus : Storozhenko et al., 2015: 47; Gantigmaa & Myagmar, 2022: 326.

MATERIAL. Mongolia: Mongolian Altai Mts. , Uench River, 46°06ʹN, 92°02ʹE, 1452 m, wet meadow, 31.VII 2019, 4 ♂, 2 ♀, 3 nymphs (Myagmar); the same locality, 02.VII 2017, 4 nymphs (Myagmar) .

REMARKS. This species was firstly recorded from Bodonch and Bulgan rivers in Mongolian Altai ( Günther, 1970). The species typically found in wet meadows with dense vegetation. Adults occur in Mongolia at the end of July.

DISTRIBUTION. Temperate zone of Europe and Asia from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean ( Storozhenko, 2004). In Mongolia, this species is recorded only in the river basins of the Dzungaria Gobi ( Fig. 9 ).

Figures

Figs 1–7. Conocephalus spp. 1, 2 – C. chinensis: 1 – ovipositor, lateral view, 2 - head, dorsal view; 3 – C. fuscus, apex of male abdomen, dorsal view; 4–6 – C. dorsalis: 4 – head, dorsal view, 5 – ovipositor, lateral view, 6 – apex of male abdomen, dorsal view; 7 – C. beybienkoi, apex of male abdomen, dorsal view. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 9. Distribution map of Conocephalus spp. in Mongolia.