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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)