''Conoblemmus'' is a genus of

crickets Crickets are orthopteran insects which are related to bush crickets and more distantly, to grasshoppers. In older literature, such as Imms,Imms AD, rev. Richards OW & Davies RG (1970) ''A General Textbook of Entomology'' 9th Ed. Methuen 886 ...

in the tribe

Gryllini GrylliniLaicharting (1781) ''Verzeichnis und Beschreibung der Tyroler Insecten'' 1. is a tribe of crickets (Orthoptera: Ensifera) and typical of the family Gryllidae. Species are terrestrial, carnivorous or omnivorous and can be found in all con ...

; species are recorded from central Asia.

Description

Source: ''Conoblemmus'' is very close to the genus ''Cophaphonus.'' The body of this species is dense, covered with short hairs. The protonum and head are identical in width. There is an absence of

ocelli A simple eye or ocellus (sometimes called a pigment pit) is a form of eye or an optical arrangement which has a single lens without the sort of elaborate retina that occurs in most vertebrates. These eyes are called "simple" to distinguish the ...

, and horizontal diameters of the eyes are equal to the distance from anterior margin of the eye to the apex of

frons Insect morphology is the study and description of the physical form of insects. The terminology used to describe insects is similar to that used for other arthropods due to their shared evolutionary history. Three physical features separate insec ...

. In males, the frons are flat and

concave Concave or concavity may refer to: Science and technology * Concave lens * Concave mirror Mathematics * Concave function, the negative of a convex function * Concave polygon A simple polygon that is not convex is called concave, non-convex or ...

, while in females it is weakly rounded and protruding forwards. The vertex (top of the head) is rounded and sloping slowly. Facial keels in males are distinct and, and obliterated in females.The

pronotum The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs. Its principal sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the pronotum (dorsal), the prosternum (ventral), and the propleuron (lateral) on e ...

trapezoidal In geometry, a trapezoid () in North American English, or trapezium () in British English, is a quadrilateral that has at least one pair of parallel sides. The parallel sides are called the ''bases'' of the trapezoid. The other two sides are ...

, narrowing towards the posterior end, having a maximum width greater than its length. The lateral pronotal lobes are also trapezoidal, narrowing towards the rear. The anterior and posterior margins are almost straight, while the front and back lower angles are rounded broadly. The mesosternal and metasternal

episternum An interclavicle is a bone which, in most tetrapods, is located between the clavicles. Therian mammals (marsupials and placentals) are the only tetrapods which never have an interclavicle, although some members of other groups also lack one. In the ...

(middle and hind underside parts of thorax)contain a pointed tooth at the back edge. The backside of mesosternal epimeron has a rounded notch at the lower edge. The

elytra An elytron (; ; : elytra, ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs (Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometime ...

of male specimens are short and lobe-shaped without sound organs, and having sparse venation, whereas ones in female are flat and scale shaped, with no wings. The front

tibia The tibia (; : tibiae or tibias), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two Leg bones, bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outsi ...

(legs) does not have any

tympanal organ A tympanal organ (or tympanic organ) is a hearing organ in insects, consisting of a tympanal membrane ( tympanum) stretched across a frame backed by an air sac and associated sensory neurons. Sounds vibrate the membrane, and the vibrations are s ...

on either side, and the front tarsi (feet) are short with the first joint nearly as thick as the third. The hind tibia, however, are thick and constricted laterally. These are rounded at the base and flattened between the spines. The upper side of the hind tibia has spines arranged in a dual-row pattern, which are thick and immobile with short hairs. The first joint of hind tarsus is laterally compressed, with upper side margins having short, thick

spinules Spinules are small spines or thorns (vertebral columns) that are part of biological and manmade structures. The word originates from the Latin word and is often used in botany and zoology. The presence or absence of spinules, and their shape, can ...

. The supra-anal plate has a longitudinal median groove and a rounded edge. Both sexes exhibit long cerci (appendages at abdomen), reaching nearly to the middle of the hind tibia. In males, the subgenital plate has a notch at the tip, while it is small, concave, and trapezoidal, narrowing towards the tip in females.

Species

The genus contains the following species: *'' Conoblemmus acutifrons'' Chopard, 1936 *'' Conoblemmus araxianus'' Gorochov, 1996 *'' Conoblemmus kozlovi'' Mishchenko & Gorochov, 1981 *'' Conoblemmus privatus'' (Mishchenko, 1947) *''

Conoblemmus psammophilus ''Conoblemmus'' is a genus of Grylloidea, crickets in the tribe Gryllini; species are recorded from central Asia. Description Source: ''Conoblemmus'' is very close to the genus ''Cophaphonus.'' The body of this species is dense, covered with ...

'' Gorochov, 2001 *'' Conoblemmus riparius'' (Mishchenko, 1947) *'' Conoblemmus saussurei'' Adelung, 1910 *'' Conoblemmus tshirkunae'' (Mishchenko, 1947) *'' Conoblemmus vachshianus'' Gorochov, 1996 *'' Conoblemmus zimini'' (Tarbinsky, 1932)

References

Gryllinae Ensifera genera {{gryllidae-stub