Hairy Scale-cricket - Arachnocephalus vestitus Costa, O.G., 1855 - Cyprus

Family: Mogoplistidae

Habitat:

Arachnocephalus vestitus mostly lives in dry shrub and also reeds.

Life cycle:

Arachnocephalus vestitus is cryptical and best observed by beating with an umbrella.

Remarks:

Arachnocephalus vestitus occurs from Southern France across Italy and the Balkans to Asia.

From http://www.pyrgus.de/Arachnocephalus_vestitus_en.html

See also

Λίστα με τα Ορθόπτερα της Κύπρου - ;LIst of Orthoptera of Cyprus

Photos  by George Konstantinou