型(xing)較(jiao)大,黑色(se),扁平。頭較(jiao)小,凸形(xing),下口式。額突(tu)狹(xia)于觸角第(di)1節;復(fu)眼(yan)突(tu)出。觸角甚(shen)長,除(chu)第(di)1、第(di)2兩節黑色(se)外其余皆白色(se)。前(qian)(qian)胸背板前(qian)(qian)部較(jiao)狹(xia),近似馬鞍狀。
上海(hai)市山東省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)北(bei)京市河(he)(he)北(bei)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)河(he)(he)南(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)江蘇省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)河(he)(he)南(nan)三(san)門峽市靈寶市浙江省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)海(hai)南(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)福建省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)河(he)(he)南(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)-三(san)門峽市盧氏縣河(he)(he)南(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)三(san)門峽市湖南(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)廣(guang)西壯(zhuang)族自治區(qu)臺灣省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)。
前翅(chi)(chi)(chi)Sc脈分支較多,雄(xiong)性前翅(chi)(chi)(chi)甚寬,具(ju)(ju)5-7條(tiao)斜脈,鏡(jing)膜(mo)較大(da);基部(bu)呈角狀,端部(bu)弧形(xing),內具(ju)(ju)2條(tiao)分脈;雄(xiong)性前翅(chi)(chi)(chi)翅(chi)(chi)(chi)脈較亂(luan),后翅(chi)(chi)(chi)較長。足細長,前足脛節內外兩側均(jun)具(ju)(ju)橢(tuo)圓形(xing)的膜(mo)質(zhi)聽(ting)器(qi),后足脛節背面(mian)具(ju)(ju)刺,刺間具(ju)(ju)2-3枚背距,外端距非常短,內側中端距最長。尾須(xu)細長。雄(xiong)性產卵(luan)瓣矛狀。
它(ta)夜行(xing)性(xing)動物,所以觸(chu)角(jiao)非(fei)常長(chang)。觸(chu)角(jiao)有(you)大部(bu)分(fen)呈白色,部(bu)分(fen)呈黑色。頭部(bu)較小,翅膀(bang)寬大,成(cheng)瓜種形,人們認為它(ta)有(you)2 只翅膀(bang),但(dan)是(shi)成(cheng)蟲個體有(you)4只翅膀(bang),后(hou)方用后(hou)足將后(hou)退掉。
體長(chang)(chang):雄12-15mm,雌(ci)12mm;前翅長(chang)(chang):雄14.5mm,雌(ci)11.5mm;后(hou)足股節長(chang)(chang):雄10-12mm,雌(ci)10mm;產卵(luan)瓣長(chang)(chang):10 mm。
叫聲(sheng)(sheng)較細,好像震動(dong)鈴鐺發(fa)出的(de)聲(sheng)(sheng)音,所以叫做鐘(zhong)蟋。聽到它(ta)的(de)聲(sheng)(sheng)音就好像聽到風吹松動(dong)的(de)聲(sheng)(sheng)音。