Conocephalus fuscus (Fabricius, 1793)
(Long-winged Cone-head)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesConocephalus fuscus (Long-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 fuscus (Long-winged Cone-head) :
1: Conocephalus fuscus (Long-winged Cone-head)
6 Sep 2014 OSGR: SZ19 50° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
short-winged form, female
Image 1: Female - short-winged form - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - short-winged form - dorsal view - close-upImage 3: Female - short-winged form - lateral viewImage 4: Female - short-winged form - lateral view - close-upImage 5: Female - short-winged form - lateral view - close-up (2)Image 6: Female - short-winged form - lateral view - close-up (3)Image 7: Female - short-winged form - oblique view - close-upImage 8: Female - short-winged form - oblique view - close-up (2)
2: Conocephalus fuscus (Long-winged Cone-head)
27 Jul 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female - final nymphal instar, by general sweeping
Image 1: Female - final nymphal instar - on net - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - final nymphal instar - on net - dorso-lateral viewImage 3: Female - final nymphal instar - on net - latero-dorsal viewImage 4: Final instar female nymph - on net - rear three-quarter view
3: Conocephalus fuscus (Long-winged Cone-head)
11 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female . Photos: Female: in situ and on pale background
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - pale backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 3: Female - dorso-lateral view - in situ - on Pine saplingImage 4: Female - dorso-lateral view - in situ - on Pine sapling (2)Image 5: Female - lateral view - in situ - on Pine saplingImage 6: Female - lateral view - pale backgroundImage 7: Female - lateral view - pale background (2)Image 8: Female - ventral view - close-up - pale backgroundImage 9: Female - ventral view - in situImage 10: Female - abdomen and ovipositor - lateral view - enlargedImage 11: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 12: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 13: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Female - tip of hind femur - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 15: Female - tip of hind femur - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 16: Female - tip of hind femur - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (3)
4: Conocephalus fuscus (Long-winged Cone-head)
11 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, on dead Pine stump . Photos: female: in situ, close-ups
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - in situ - on Pine stump - close-upImage 2: Female - dorsal view - in situ - on Pine stump - close-up (2)Image 3: Female - dorsal view - in situ - on Pine stump - close-up (3)Image 4: Female - lateral view - in situ - on Pine stumpImage 5: Female - lateral view - in situ - on Pine stump - close-upImage 6: Female - lateral view - in situ - on Pine stump - close-up (2)Image 7: Female - lateral view - in situ - on Pine stump - close-up (3)Image 8: Female - ventro-lateral view - in situ - on Pine stumpImage 9: Female - ventro-lateral view - in situ - on Pine stump (2)Image 10: Female - ventro-lateral view - in situ - on Pine stump (3)Image 11: Female - ventro-lateral view - in situ - on Pine stump (4)Image 12: Female - lateral view - in situ - on Pine stump - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Female - ventro-lateral view - in situ - on Pine stump - close-up - enlarged
5: Conocephalus fuscus (Long-winged Cone-head)
19 Aug 2001 OSGR: SU78 51° 40’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Female, in Malaise Trap run from 19 Aug to 2 Sept 2001 . Photos: Dissection: eggs, wings, ovipositor
Image 1: Forewing - transmitted light - enlargedImage 2: Hindwing - enlarged - dark backgroundImage 3: Hindwing - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 4: Hindwing - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 5: Hindwing - enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Hindwing - transmitted lght - enlargedImage 7: Eggs, from body - magnifiedImage 8: Ovipositor - magnifiedImage 9: Ovipositor tip - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sterry, P. 2007 Long-winged Cone-head Vol 19, no. 1 Page: 54

Conocephalus fuscus (Long-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 fuscus (Long-winged Cone-head)
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