The Large conehead katydid (Ruspolia nitidula) is a species of cricket or katydid in the subfamily Conocephalinae (meadow katydids).

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Taxonomy

*Ruspolia nitidula*
Ruspolia nitidula
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:	Conocephalinae
Tribe:	Copiphorini
Genus:	Ruspolia
Scientific name
	Ruspolia nitidula (Scopoli, 1786)
Geography
Native countries:
	Spain; Portugal; Cyprus; France; Greece;
Sound
	; Listen to this species on xeno-canto

For full nomenclature and taxonomic details of this taxon, see Orthoptera Species File

Identification

Identification details

Identification resources

Distribution

Biology and ecology

Ecology at a glanceRuspolia nitidula

Habitat

Herbicole Graminicole

Sound

Stridulation

Flight

Strong flier

Habitat and ecology

Land-Use change

Management

Pest status

Outbreaks

Outbreak media coverage

Associated organizations

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Resources

Specimen contributors for this species

Bionomia links specimen records in GBIF to the people who collected and identified them. Each list shows the top 20 for this species.

Collected by

People who collected specimens of this species in the field.

Gilles San Martin — 17 specimens collected
Luis Pascoal da Silva — 11 specimens collected
Sebastian Ćato — 10 specimens collected

Valentin Moser — 9 specimens collected
Claude Kolwelter — 8 specimens collected
Elia Guariento — 8 specimens collected
Miguel Guerreiro — 7 specimens collected
Tiago Carrapiço — 7 specimens collected
Duarte Frade — 6 specimens collected
Vitaliy Nazarenko — 6 specimens collected
Ivan Paz-Vinas — 5 specimens collected
Octávio Mateus — 5 specimens collected
Alexey Katz — 5 specimens collected
Gonzalo Mucientes Sandoval — 4 specimens collected
Matthias Svojtka — 4 specimens collected
Louis AUREGLIA — 4 specimens collected
Sarka Masova — 4 specimens collected
Josip Skejo — 3 specimens collected
Jofre Espigulé-Pons — 3 specimens collected
Jakob Fahr — 3 specimens collected

Identified by

People who determined the taxonomic identity of specimens of this species.

Holger Braun — 132 specimens identified
Gilles San Martin — 17 specimens identified
Sebastian Ćato — 12 specimens identified

Valentin Moser — 9 specimens identified
Claude Kolwelter — 8 specimens identified
Elia Guariento — 8 specimens identified
Luis Pascoal da Silva — 8 specimens identified
Miguel Guerreiro — 7 specimens identified
Vitaliy Nazarenko — 7 specimens identified
Josip Skejo — 6 specimens identified
Duarte Frade — 6 specimens identified
태우 김 — 5 specimens identified
Jakob Fahr — 5 specimens identified
Matthias Svojtka — 4 specimens identified
Slobodan Ivkovic — 3 specimens identified
Gonzalo Mucientes Sandoval — 3 specimens identified
Sarka Masova — 3 specimens identified
Octávio Mateus — 3 specimens identified
Oto Kaláb — 3 specimens identified
Alexey Katz — 3 specimens identified

References