ANIMALIA / ARTHROPODA / INSECTA / ORTHOPTERA / LITHIDIIDAE / ENEREMIUS / MENDAX
Note that the description recorded in this species pages are in Latin and could not be translated. The following extracted from Karny (1910): Grisca vel rufa concolor vel plus minus marmorata. Femora postica apicem abdominis haud vel vix attingetia, superne fasciis transversis subdilutis 2 ornata. Tibia posticae spinis extus 7, intus 8. Valvulae inferior ovipositoris extus dente instructae. Male Long. corporis 21 mm, Latit corporis 9 mm, Long. fem. post. 9 mm.
It is not impossible that Enermius mendax does not even differ specifically from E. mutus (Uvarov, 1929).
Unknown
Genus Pseudobufonacris was changed to Eneremius (Uvarov, 1929).
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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).
Herbivore - Graminivore (grass-eating)
Orthoptera have well-developed mandibles and their mouthparts 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).
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).
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This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
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.
FSA
SA
BOT
NAM
ESW
LES
WC
EC
NC
FS
GA
KZN
LP
MP
NW
Absent
Indigenous
Endemic
Naturalised
Invasive
Names and Sources
No known common names.
Classification
KINGDOM Animalia
PHYLUM Arthropoda
CLASS Insecta
ORDER Orthoptera
FAMILY Lithidiidae
GENUS Eneremius
SPECIES mendax
No results found for Eneremius mendax (Karny, 1910)
Unknown
0 results for Eneremius mendax (Karny, 1910)
Year
Province
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
1910
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Orthoptera (s. str.)Karny, H. 1910. Orthoptera (s. str.) Vol. 16 pp.35–90.
2006
BOOK
Arthropod collection and identification laboratory and field techniquesGibb, Timothy, Oseto, Christian. 2006. Arthropod collection and identification laboratory and field techniques. Academic Press.
2012
BOOK
Field Guide to Insects of South AfricaPicker, M., Griffiths, C., Weaving, A.. 2012. Field Guide to Insects of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa. Struik pp.444.
1929
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Contributions to a knowledge of the Fauna of South West Africa. VIII. Records and descriptions of Acrididae from South West AfricaUvarov, BP. 1929. Contributions to a knowledge of the Fauna of South West Africa. VIII. Records and descriptions of Acrididae from South West Africa Vol. 29 pp.41–75.
