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Acrida Cinerea
''Acrida cinerea'', sometimes called the Oriental longheaded grasshopper/locust or the Chinese grasshopper though this name is also applied to '' Oxya chinensis'', is a member of the Acrididae family. Like other members of the genus ''Acrida ''Acrida'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. The genus contains around 40 species which are found in Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, Hawaii, and Australia. Insects of this genus are omnivorous and a well-known pest of many ...'', ''Acrida cinerea'' lacks stridulatory organs on its legs and so they do not make noise while moving. Historically it has been used as a human food source, and it has been investigated for its nutritional value for the poultry industry. Description ''Acrida cinerea'' males are typically in length while females are . They are either green or brown in color with colorless wings. ''A. cinerea'' has long legs which allow it to jump long distances. References External links * {{Taxonbar, fro ...
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Carl Peter Thunberg
Carl Peter Thunberg, also known as Karl Peter von Thunberg, Carl Pehr Thunberg, or Carl Per Thunberg (11 November 1743 – 8 August 1828), was a Swedish naturalist and an "apostle" of Carl Linnaeus. After studying under Linnaeus at Uppsala University, he spent seven years travelling in southern Africa and Asia, collecting and describing many plants and animals new to European science, and observing local cultures. He has been called "the father of South African botany", "pioneer of Occidental Medicine in Japan", and the "Japanese Linnaeus". Early life Thunberg was born and grew up in Jönköping, Sweden. At the age of 18, he entered Uppsala University where he was taught by Carl Linnaeus, regarded as the "father of modern taxonomy". Thunberg graduated in 1767 after 6 years of studying. To deepen his knowledge in botany, medicine and natural history, he was encouraged by Linnaeus in 1770 to travel to Paris and Amsterdam. In Amsterdam and Leiden Thunberg met the Dutch botanist ...
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Oxya Chinensis
''Oxya chinensis'' is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 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 bec .... It is found in south and eastern Asia, and Oceania. References External links * chinensis Insect pests of millets {{acrididae-stub ...
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Acrididae
The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 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, and 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 (12 genera, 90 species), Africa, Europe, Asia # Caryandinae Yin & Liu, 1987 (3 genera, 100 species), Africa, Asia ## ''C ...
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Acrida
''Acrida'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. The genus contains around 40 species which are found in Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, Hawaii, and Australia. Insects of this genus are omnivorous and a well-known pest of many agricultural crops. Species , the Orthoptera Species File accepted the following species: Gallery File:AcridaUgaricaPiotrCzekala 01.jpg, '' Acrida ungarica'' File:Acrida cinerea 08Oct13.jpg, '' Acrida cinerea'' File:Syouryoubatta.JPG, ''Acrida cinerea'' File:Giant Green Slantface Top.JPG, ''Acrida conica ''Acrida conica'', the giant green slantface, is a species of grasshopper found in Australia and New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Lo ...'' File:Acrida ungarica (Mediterranean slant-faced grasshopper).jpg, alt=Acrida ungarica on a black background, Acrida ungarica References External links AcridAfrica(in French) {{ ...
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