lobosceliana cinerascens

ANIMALIA / ARTHROPODA / INSECTA / ORTHOPTERA / PAMPHAGIDAE / LOBOSCELIANA / CINERASCENS

Lobosceliana cinerascens (Stål, 1873)

indigenous

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Morphological description

The description of this species is unknown, however, Massa (2020) gave a description of the genus of this species as follows: The antenna with a four-segmented flagellum and two medial segments strongly expanded margins of hind femur with a straight upper margin and strongly serrated lateral expansions of the apical valves of the penis. The distinction from Xiphoceriana is not always clear.

Type notes

Material examined: 10 specimens. South Africa (2♂), South Africa, Pretoria 1924, H.H. Curson (1♂, 3♀); South Africa, Natal Mar. 1925 (2♀); South Africa, Zululand (KZN), Umfolozi 1922, H.H. Curson (1♀); Zambia, Mazabuka 25 Sept. 1929 (1♂) (Museum di Zoologia dell’Università La Sapienza, Rome (Italy)) (Massa, 2020).

Global distribution

The distribution of L. cinerascens covers South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia (Massa, 2020).

SA distribution

South Africa, Pretoria; KwaZulu-Natal Province, Umfolozi; Zambia, Mazabuka (Massa, 2020).

Movement

Grasshoppers usually move by walking or jumping, but most adults fly, often exposing brightly coloured hindwings. Their adaptations include the forewings (called tergima) which are thickened and with numerous veins; the hindwings also contain many veins but are membranous, fan-like, and folded when in repose. Most Orthoptera display hind legs enlarged and adapted for jumping (Gibb & Oseto, 2006).

Trophic level

Herbivore - Graminivore (grass-eating)

Trophic strategy

Orthoptera have well-developed mandibles and their mouth parts are adapted for chewing. They are mainly herbivorous, favouring a range of grasses and often consuming more even than antelope and cattle (up to 130 kg of grass yearly per hectare) (Gibb & Oseto, 2006; Picker et al., 2012).

Reproduction

Females in Orthopterans have an egg-laying tube which is short and usually concealed, as are the male genitalia, and the abdomen in males always turns up at the end. Eggs are laid in groups in soil and mixed with a frothy substance that hardens to form the egg pod (Picker et al., 2012).

Behaviour

Unknown

Biome

Unknown

Occurrence records map

This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations

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Residence status

Occurrence in African countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, or alien in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature.

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