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
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3190
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http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/814
journal article
10.11609/JoTT.o3010.3190-204
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15.
Xenocatantops karnyi
(Kirby, 1910)
Diagnosis: Body of medium size, antennae slightly longer or shorter than head and pronotum together, fastigium of vertex with slightly raised carinulae between eyes, median carina never strongly raised, frontal ridge never projecting between antennae, tegmina reaching beyond apex of abdomen, tegmina and wings fully developed, pronotum at least slightly constricted in middle, prosternal process conical.
Material examined:
1 female
,
26.vi.2009
, on arhar, Katihar.
Morphometry: (length in mm). Female: Body 31.45, Tegmina 25.65, Hind femur 14.1, Pronotum 5.9.
Remarks: Differs from
Catantops
Schaum
in having constricted pronotum in the middle.
Natural enemies: No natural enemies recorded.
Distribution:
Bihar
.