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Russalpia Albertisi
''Russalpia albertisi'', the Tassie hopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ..., Australia. Description ''Russalpia albertisi'' is distinguished from other species by its micropterous wings, with small, non-functional forewings and vestigial hind wings. Its pronotum features a smooth median carina and a well-defined caudal margin. Males typically have more inflated hind femora, while females tend to have slender femora and a slightly larger, more robust abdomen, as is common in many grasshopper species. The colouration of ''R. albertisi'' varies widely, with individuals appearing in shades of green, brown, or black, providing effective camouflage in Tasmanian grasslands. Tax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short-horned Grasshopper
Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are amongst what are possibly the most ancient living groups of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grasshoppers are typically ground-dwelling insects with powerful hind legs which allow them to escape from threats by leaping vigorously. Their front legs are shorter and used for grasping food. As hemimetabolous insects, they do not undergo complete metamorphosis; they hatch from an egg into a nymph or "hopper" which undergoes five moults, becoming more similar to the adult insect at each developmental stage. The grasshopper hears through the tympanal organ which can be found in the first segment of the abdomen attached to the thorax; while its sense of vision is in the compound eyes, a change in light intensity is perceived in the simple eyes (ocelli). At high population densities and under certain environmental conditions, some grasshopper s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrididae
Acrididae are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known because all locusts (swarming grasshoppers) are of the Acrididae. The subfamily Oedipodinae is sometimes classified as a distinct family Oedipodidae in the superfamily Acridoidea. Acrididae grasshoppers are characterized by relatively short and stout antennae (so they may be called "short-horned grasshoppers"Borror, Donald J. and Richard E. White. ''A Field Guide to the Insects of America North of Mexico.'' Houghton Mifflin, Boston: 1970. p. 78), and tympanal organ, tympana on the side of the first abdominal segment. Subfamilies The ''Orthoptera Species File'' (September 2021) lists the following subfamilies of Acrididae. The numbers of genera and species are approximate and may change over time. * Acridinae MacLeay, 1821 (140 genera, 470 species), Worldwide: temperate and tropical * Calliptaminae Jacobson, 1905 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the List of islands by area#Islands, 26th-largest island in the world, and the List of islands of Tasmania, surrounding 1000 islands. It is Australia's smallest and least populous state, with 573,479 residents . The List of Australian capital cities, state capital and largest city is Hobart, with around 40% of the population living in the Greater Hobart area. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Tasmania is the most decentralised state in Australia, with the lowest proportion of its residents living within its capital city. Tasmania's main island was first inhabited by Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal peoples, who today generally identify as Palawa or Pakana. It is believed that Abori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catantopinae
The subfamily Catantopinae is a group of insects classified under family (biology), family Acrididae. Genera such as ''Macrotona'' may sometimes called "spur-throated grasshoppers", but that name is also used for grasshoppers from other subfamilies, including the genus ''Melanoplus'' from the Melanoplinae. Tribes and selected genera Tribes A-D * Allagini - Eastern Africa, including Madagascar # ''Allaga (insect), Allaga'' Karsch, 1896 # ''Sauracris'' Burr, 1900 * Apoboleini - Africa, Indo-China # ''Apoboleus'' Karsch, 1891 # ''Pseudophialosphera'' Dirsh, 1952 # ''Squamobibracte'' Ingrisch, 1989 * Catantopini - Africa, Asia, Australiamany: see tribe page - including: **''Catantops'' Schaum, 1853 **''Diabolocatantops'' Jago, 1984 **''Macrotona'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 **''Stenocatantops'' Dirsh, 1953 **''Xenocatantops'' Dirsh, 1953 * Diexiini - Western Asia # ''Bufonacridella'' Adelung, 1910 # ''Diexis'' Zubovski, 1899 Gereniini Distribution: India, Indo-China # ''Anacranae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
