型較(jiao)大,黑(hei)色(se),扁(bian)平。頭較(jiao)小,凸形,下口式(shi)。額突狹于觸(chu)角第1節;復眼(yan)突出(chu)。觸(chu)角甚(shen)長,除第1、第2兩節黑(hei)色(se)外(wai)其(qi)余皆白色(se)。前(qian)胸(xiong)背板前(qian)部(bu)較(jiao)狹,近似馬鞍(an)狀(zhuang)。
上海市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)山東省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)北京市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)河北省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)河南(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)江蘇省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)河南(nan)三(san)門峽(xia)(xia)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)靈寶市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)浙江省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)海南(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)福建省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)河南(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)-三(san)門峽(xia)(xia)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)盧氏縣河南(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)三(san)門峽(xia)(xia)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)湖南(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)廣西壯(zhuang)族自治(zhi)區臺灣省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)。
前(qian)(qian)翅(chi)Sc脈(mo)(mo)分(fen)支較(jiao)多,雄性(xing)前(qian)(qian)翅(chi)甚寬,具5-7條斜脈(mo)(mo),鏡膜較(jiao)大;基(ji)部呈角(jiao)狀,端(duan)部弧形(xing),內具2條分(fen)脈(mo)(mo);雄性(xing)前(qian)(qian)翅(chi)翅(chi)脈(mo)(mo)較(jiao)亂,后翅(chi)較(jiao)長。足細長,前(qian)(qian)足脛節(jie)內外兩(liang)側均具橢圓形(xing)的膜質(zhi)聽器(qi),后足脛節(jie)背(bei)面具刺,刺間具2-3枚背(bei)距,外端(duan)距非常短,內側中端(duan)距最長。尾(wei)須(xu)細長。雄性(xing)產卵瓣矛狀。
它夜行性動物,所以觸(chu)角非常(chang)長。觸(chu)角有(you)(you)大部(bu)(bu)分呈白色,部(bu)(bu)分呈黑(hei)色。頭部(bu)(bu)較小(xiao),翅膀寬大,成瓜(gua)種形,人們認為它有(you)(you)2 只(zhi)(zhi)翅膀,但是成蟲個體有(you)(you)4只(zhi)(zhi)翅膀,后(hou)(hou)方用后(hou)(hou)足將后(hou)(hou)退掉。
體長(chang):雄(xiong)12-15mm,雌12mm;前(qian)翅長(chang):雄(xiong)14.5mm,雌11.5mm;后(hou)足股節(jie)長(chang):雄(xiong)10-12mm,雌10mm;產(chan)卵瓣長(chang):10 mm。
叫(jiao)聲(sheng)較細,好(hao)像(xiang)震動(dong)(dong)鈴鐺(dang)發出的(de)聲(sheng)音,所(suo)以叫(jiao)做鐘蟋(xi)。聽到它(ta)的(de)聲(sheng)音就好(hao)像(xiang)聽到風吹松(song)動(dong)(dong)的(de)聲(sheng)音。