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
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30.
Acrotylus insubricus
(Scopoli, 1786)
Diagnostic characters: Body of medium size, pronotum saddle shaped and shorter than width, eyes somewhat bulging, tegmina with infuscated spots beyond middle, hind wings with lunate incomplete fascia.
Material examined:
1 female
,
9.vii.2009
, on paddy, Sitamarhi.
Morphometry: (length in mm). Female: Body 26.0, Tegmina 20.35, Hind femur 7.7. Pronotum 2.8.
Remarks: It has been found damaging rice and millet in
India
.
Natural enemies: No natural enemies have been recorded.
Distribution:
Andhra Pradesh
,
Bihar
, Goa,
Maharashtra
,
Rajasthan
,
Tamil Nadu
,
Uttar Pradesh
.