Gampsocleis Explained

Gampsocleis^[1] is a genus of bush crickets in the subfamily Tettigoniinae and tribe Gampsocleidini.

Distribution and biology

Species can be found in many parts of mainland Europe (but not the British Isles or Scandinavia), through central Asia to Korea and Japan. The type species, G. glabra, strongly resembles a smaller version of the wart-biter and this is reflected in common names given to the insect (e.g. dectique des brandes in French and kleine wrattenbijter in Dutch). As with many Orthoptera, species can be identified with song patterns.

Species

The Orthoptera Species File^[2] lists:

• Gampsocleis abbreviata Herman, 1874
• Gampsocleis acutipennis Karabag, 1956
• Gampsocleis akbari Panhwar, Sultana & Wagan, 2017
• Gampsocleis assoi Bolívar, 1900
• Gampsocleis beybienkoi Cejchan, 1968
• Gampsocleis buergeri Haan, 1842
• Gampsocleis carinata Bey-Bienko, 1951
• Gampsocleis glabra Herbst, 1786 - type species (as Locusta glabra Herbst)
• Gampsocleis gratiosa Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1862
• Gampsocleis infuscata Uvarov, 1924
• Gampsocleis mongolica Dirsh, 1927
• Gampsocleis recticauda Werner, 1901
• Gampsocleis ryukyuensis Yamasaki, 1982
• Gampsocleis schelkovnikovae Adelung, 1916
• Gampsocleis sedakovii Fischer von Waldheim, 1846
• Gampsocleis sinensis Walker, 1869
• Gampsocleis ussuriensis Adelung, 1910

Notes and References

1. Fieber FX (1852) In Kelch. Grundlage zur Kenntnis der Orthopteren (Gradflügler) Oberschlesiens, und Grundlage zur Kenntnis der Käfer Oberschlesiens, erster Nachtrag (Schulprogr.). Ratibor 2, 8.
2. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1142845 Orthoptera Species File: genus Gampsocleis Fieber, 1852 (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 8 February 2021)