型較大,黑色,扁平(ping)。頭較小(xiao),凸形,下(xia)口(kou)式(shi)。額(e)突狹(xia)于(yu)觸(chu)角第1節(jie);復(fu)眼突出(chu)。觸(chu)角甚長,除第1、第2兩節(jie)黑色外(wai)其余皆(jie)白色。前(qian)胸背板前(qian)部(bu)較狹(xia),近似馬鞍狀。
上海(hai)市山東省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)北(bei)京市河北(bei)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)河南省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)江蘇(su)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)河南三(san)門峽(xia)市靈寶市浙江省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)海(hai)南省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)福建省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)河南省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)-三(san)門峽(xia)市盧(lu)氏(shi)縣河南省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)三(san)門峽(xia)市湖南省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)廣西(xi)壯族(zu)自治區臺(tai)灣省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)。
前(qian)翅(chi)(chi)Sc脈(mo)分支(zhi)較多(duo),雄(xiong)性前(qian)翅(chi)(chi)甚寬,具5-7條(tiao)斜脈(mo),鏡(jing)膜較大;基部呈角(jiao)狀,端(duan)(duan)部弧形(xing),內具2條(tiao)分脈(mo);雄(xiong)性前(qian)翅(chi)(chi)翅(chi)(chi)脈(mo)較亂,后翅(chi)(chi)較長。足(zu)細(xi)長,前(qian)足(zu)脛(jing)節內外(wai)兩側(ce)均具橢圓形(xing)的膜質聽器(qi),后足(zu)脛(jing)節背面具刺,刺間具2-3枚背距(ju)(ju),外(wai)端(duan)(duan)距(ju)(ju)非常短,內側(ce)中端(duan)(duan)距(ju)(ju)最長。尾須細(xi)長。雄(xiong)性產卵瓣矛(mao)狀。
它夜行(xing)性動物,所以觸(chu)(chu)角(jiao)非常長。觸(chu)(chu)角(jiao)有(you)大(da)部(bu)分(fen)呈白色,部(bu)分(fen)呈黑色。頭部(bu)較小,翅(chi)膀(bang)(bang)寬大(da),成瓜種形,人們認為它有(you)2 只(zhi)翅(chi)膀(bang)(bang),但(dan)是成蟲個體有(you)4只(zhi)翅(chi)膀(bang)(bang),后(hou)方用后(hou)足將后(hou)退掉。
體長(chang):雄12-15mm,雌12mm;前翅長(chang):雄14.5mm,雌11.5mm;后足股節長(chang):雄10-12mm,雌10mm;產卵瓣(ban)長(chang):10 mm。
叫(jiao)聲(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)較細,好像震動鈴鐺發出的(de)聲(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)音,所(suo)以叫(jiao)做(zuo)鐘蟋。聽(ting)到它的(de)聲(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)音就好像聽(ting)到風吹松動的(de)聲(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)音。