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Overview

*Meconema thalassinum*
Meconema thalassinum
Other common names
	Oak bush-cricket, oak katydid
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:	Meconematinae
Tribe:	Meconematini
Genus:	Meconema
Scientific name
	Meconema thalassinum (De Geer, 1773)
Geography
Native countries:
	United Kingdom; Slovakia;
Introduced countries:
	Canada; United States;
Traits
Diet:	Insects
Sound
	; Listen to this species on xeno-canto and SINA

Taxonomy

For full nomenclature and taxonomic details of this taxon, see Orthoptera Species File No subspecies recorded for this taxon.

Resources

Distribution

Identification

Identification resources

Biology and ecology

Habitat and Ecology

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