Studies on taxonomy and distribution of Acridoidea (Orthoptera) of Bihar, India Author Usmani, Mohd. Kamil Author Nayeem, Md. Rashid text Journal of Threatened Taxa 2012 2012-10-26 4 13 3190 3204 http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/814 journal article 10.11609/JoTT.o3010.3190-204 0974-7907 4986970 89A1DADD-0DBF-4C6B-B59A-39B4ED58D75F 17. Chondacris rosea (De Geer, 1773) Diagnostic characters: Body of large size, integument strongly granulose, antennae filiform, longer than head and pronotum together, fastigium of vertex trapezoidal, frontal ridge slightly narrowed at apex, Pronotum tectiform, crossed by three transverse sulci, median carina raised, lateral carinae absent, Prosternal process large, strongly bent towards mesosternum, nearly touching it, mesosternal interspace open, lobes rectangular. Supra anal plate weakly trilobite, cercus compressed, apex slightly attenuate and incurved, subgenital plate elongate, acutely conical, Epiphallus bridge undivided, ancorae absent, lophi broadly triangular. Ovipositor valves comparatively slender, with curved apices, ventral valve with angular lateral projection on outerside. Material Examined: 1 male , 2 females , 17.iv.2010 , on arhar, Araria. Morphometry: (length in mm). Male: Body 67.7, Tegmina 51.75, Hind femur 32.7, Pronotum 16.2. Female: Body 91.3, Tegmina 69.45, Hind femur 43.85, Pronotum 22.6. Remarks: Sampled from arhar field. Natural enemies: No natural enemies recorded. Distribution: Meghalaya, Bihar .