Conocephalus dorsalis (Latreille, 1804)
(Short-winged Cone-head)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesConocephalus dorsalis (Short-winged Cone-head)
FamilyCONOCEPHALIDAE (cone-heads)
OrderORTHOPTERA (grasshoppers and crickets)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Conocephalus dorsalis (Short-winged Cone-head) :
1: Conocephalus dorsalis (Short-winged Cone-head)
14 Sep 2008 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, in rushes beside small pond
Image 1: Female - anterior view - close-upImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-upImage 3: Female - dorso-lateral view - close-upImage 4: Female - lateral view - close-upImage 5: Female - latero-dorsal view - close-upImage 6: Female - latero-ventral view - close-up
2: Conocephalus dorsalis (Short-winged Cone-head)
14 Sep 2008 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Final nymphal instar female, in rushes beside small pond
Image 1: Female - final nymphal instar - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - final nymphal instar - dorso-lateral view - close-upImage 3: Female - final nymphal instar - dorso-lateral view - close-up (2)Image 4: Female - final nymphal instar - lateral view - close-upImage 5: Female - final nymphal instar - lateral view - close-up (2)Image 6: Female - final nymphal instar - lateral view - close-up (3)Image 7: Female - final nymphal instar - lateral view - close-up (4)Image 8: Female - final nymphal instar - lateral view - close-up (5)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Wilson, P. 2005 Short-winged Conehead nymph on Marsh Helleborine Vol 17, No 2 Page: 126

Conocephalus dorsalis (Short-winged Cone-head) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Conocephalus dorsalis (Short-winged Cone-head)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Conocephalus dorsalis (Short-winged Cone-head)
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