species

Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773)

narrow-winged tree cricket

Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773): female (Ashford, CT, USA). (Otu).

Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773): Fig. 3. female, dorsal view. (Otu).

Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773): Fig. 3 a. first-instar nymph (possibly Oecanthus fultoni). (Otu).

Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773): Fig. 7 a. first antennal segments. (Otu).

Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773): Pl. V c. male (Oecanthus niveus angustipennis). (Otu).

Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773): Pl. III a. 5th-stage nymph (Oecanthus niveus angustipennis). (Otu).

Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773): Fig. 162.5. first antennal segments (Oecanthus niveus angustipennis). (Otu).

Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773): oviposition holes at node area of hazelnut shrub. (Otu).

Type specimen

Lectotype; female; 9931d28f-c6fc-4c3c-97c5-a84cf84788c5; deposited at: Swedish Museum of Natural History, Entomology Collections (NHRS); United States: Pennsylvania: Centre

Nomenclature (43)

Gryllus niveus De Geer, 1773: 522.
Oecanthus niveus var. angustipennis Fitch, 1856: 413.
Syntype; male; ed29e6c6-8529-456b-bae5-ce5e63181b27; United States: New York
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Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773) in Cano-Santana, Romero-Mata & Marcela Perez-Escobedo, 2008: 111.
Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773) in Ponce-Wainer & Cueva del Castillo, 2008

Nomenclature references (34)

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Descendants and synonyms

Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773)
- =Oecanthus niveus var. angustipennis Fitch, 1856

Scrutiny

The species in Ponce-Wainer & Cueva del Castillo 2008 is not O. niveus but a member of the rileyi group according the song oscillograms (N. Collins, pers. comm.).

Life zone and ecology data

Terrestrial

Sound links

26°C, call duration: 5 sec. August 2013, southeast Wisconsin, USA

External links to websites

Singing Insects of North America [general information, distribution map]
Oecanthinae - Tree Crickets [general information]

Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773)

Stats

	Names
Rank	Total	Valid	Invalid
species	5	1	4