David Element

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_________Orthopteroids 6 - Oak Bush Crickets 1

                OAK BUSH CRICKET Meconema thalassinum (m) NYMPH

                    OAK BUSH CRICKET Meconema thalassinum (m)

             SOUTHERN OAK BUSH CRICKET Meconema meridionale (f)

• Southern Oak Bush Crickets have recently been discovered in Surrey by Roger Hawkins, a significant find as at the time this was the first new British orthopteroid species to be discovered for more than 60 years. As it cannot fly this insect is believed to have been accidentally imported in produce from mainland Europe. The very short wings and the shape of the gently curved ovipositor enable the observer to make a distinction between this species and the closely related Oak Bush Cricket which is fully winged as an adult. Southern Oak Bush Crickets have probably been accidentally imported on vehicles and have been the subject of several recent articles in the entomological press. These two species seem to cohabit in France and the range of the Southern Oak Bush Cricket has expanded considerably in continental Europe recently.

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