Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Usmani, Mohd. Kamil & Nayeem, Md. Rashid, 2012, Studies on taxonomy and distribution of Acridoidea (Orthoptera) of Bihar, India, Journal of Threatened Taxa 4 (13), pp. 3190-3204 : 3197

18. Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Diagnostic characters: Body large, integument slightly granulose and punctuate-dotted, antennae filiform, about as long as head and pronotum together, pronotum moderately tectiform and slightly constricted, crossed by three transverse sulci, median carina low, lateral carinae absent, prosternal process large, widened in middle and gradually narrowing towards subacute apex. Supra anal plate slightly trilobite, with angular apical lobes, cercus compressed, sub conical, apex subacute. Subgenital plate elongate, acutely conical, female subgenital plate with posterior margin having a conical projection medially.

Material Examined: 2 males, 2 females, 17.iv.2010, on arhar, Araria.

Morphometry: (length in mm). Male: Body 52.0, Tegmina 41.25, Hind femur 25.75, Pronotum 9.7. Female: Body 61.7, Tegmina 45.6, Hind femur 29.65, Pronotum 12.5.

Remarks: Sampled from arhar field.

Natural enemies: No natural enemies recorded.

Distribution: Bihar.