An insect belonging to the family Gryllidae in the order Orthoptera of the class Insecta. A small cricket that lives in riverbeds and similar to the closely related Madarasuzu cricket, it is 8 to 9 millimeters long. Its body is mottled black and white, with yellowish-white tips on the femoral segments of its forelegs and middle legs. The base of the female's forewings is also white. Adults appear from August to November, and are monovoltine. From the evening onwards, males chirp restlessly in a bright, repetitive manner, making a "lee, lee" sound. It is found in Honshu and Kyushu. [Yamazaki Egane] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
昆虫綱直翅(ちょくし)目コオロギ科に属する昆虫。川原などにすむ小形のコオロギで、近縁のマダラスズによく似ている。体長8~9ミリメートル。体色は黒と白のまだらで、前肢(ぜんし)、中肢の腿節(たいせつ)の端部は黄白色となっている。雌の前翅の付け根も白い。成虫は8~11月に現れ、年一化性。雄は夕方からリー、リーという明るい声で、せわしなく繰り返しながら鳴く。本州および九州に分布する。 [山崎柄根] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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