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...Two species of Locustacarus from grasshoppers (Orthoptera Acrididae) are Locustacarus trachealis Ewing, 1924 and Locustacarus...L. masoni Husband, 1974 from grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and Locustacarus (Bombacarus) buchneri (Stammer, 1951... |
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locust (in zoology)
...certain migratory members of the short-horned grasshopper family (Acrididae). Like other members of this family, locusts have antennae shorter...Arthropoda, class Insecta, order Orthoptera, suborder Caelifera, family Acrididae. |
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grasshopper
...the body and auditory organs on the forelegs. This family includes the katydids. The short-horned grasshoppers (family Acrididae) are characterized by antennae shorter than the body and auditory organs on the abdomen. This group includes the locust... |
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Natural History of Mass-Action in Predator-Prey Models: A Case Study from...
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Prey Preference and Diet of Neonate Eastern Massasaugas (Sistrurus C. Catenatus)
...potential prey of neonates at Carlyle Lake. In Trial 1 we offered neonates (n = 26) one of three prey types: orthopteran (Acrididae, Tettigoniidae; n = 8), anuran (Acris crepitans; n = 9) and mammal (neonate Mus musculus; n = 9). We controlled... |
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