Poecilimon thoracicus, also known as the bellied bright bush-cricket,[1] is a species of bush cricket, family Tettigoniidae.[1][3][4] It occurs on the southern Balkan Peninsula.[1][3]

Poecilimon thoracicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Phaneropterinae
Genus: Poecilimon
Species:
P. thoracicus
Binomial name
Poecilimon thoracicus
(Fieber, 1853)
Synonyms[2]
  • Barbitistes thoracicus Fieber, 1853
  • Odontura thoracica (Fieber, 1853)

The species is nocturnal.[5] It inhabits meadows, forest edges, and clearings.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Hochkirch, A.; Lemonnier-Darcemont, M.; Iorgu, I.S.; Chobanov, D.P.; Ivkovic, S.; Willemse, L.P.M.; Szovenyi, G.; Sirin, D.; Nieto, A.; Kristin, A.; Heller, K.-G.; Kranz, M.; Pushkar, T.; Skejo, J. Skejo.; Vedenina, V. (2016). "Poecilimon thoracicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T68459410A74529086. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T68459410A74529086.en. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Poecilimon thoracicus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Poecilimon (Poecilimon) thoracicus (Fieber, 1853)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Poecilimon (Poecilimon) thoracicus". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. OSF Online. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Poecilimon (Poecilimon) thoracicus" at the Encyclopedia of Life