Name
Anacridium aegyptium
Egyptian grasshopper, Egyptian locust
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Hexapoda
Subclass: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Anacridium
Species: aegyptium
Habitat
Sunny environments, on arboreal or shrubby vegetation.
Feeding
Herbivore.
Distribution
Palearctic
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)
Additional information
Similar to gregarious stage of migratory lobster, but with serrated keel on pronotum, striated eyes and blunt protuberance of underside between forelegs
Additional information
Bibliography
- Aguirre Segura, A. y Barranco Vega, P.. 2015.Clase Insecta. Orden Orthoptera. Revista IDE@ – SEA, No 46, pp 1–13. Ibero Diversidad Entomológica @ccessible. ISSN: 2386-7183. - Cigliano, M.M., H. Braun, D.C. Eades & D. Otte. Orthoptera Species File. Version 5.0/5.0. - Iberfauna. 2008. Species Anacridium aegyptium. (Linnaeus, 1764). En: IBERFAUNA. El Banco de Datos de la Fauna Ibérica. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC)