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Field Notes

Description:

approx 1.25" long

Habitat:

grass, semi-urban, tropical

Species ID Suggestions

Little Black-Knee

Methiolopsis geniculata
Jonathan Hiew
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Comments (3)
JaniekevanDijk
Thanks Jonathan Hiew, but I don't think it's this one...
JaniekevanDijk
I very much appreciate your help Bayucca, thanks! yes, I know for sure its Acrididae. the body looks a lot like the body of Oxya japonica, but not the legs... but to me it doesn't look the same as Oxya sp either: the body of Oxya sp is way less robust, and the hindlegs are not the right color.
bayucca
Methiolopsis geniculata looks different: http://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/372032-Methiolopsis-geniculata Definitely an Acrididae. Reminds me somehow of Oxya sp., but not Oxya japonica. http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_grasshoppers/RiceGrasshopper.htm

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Insects of Papua
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PublishedApril 15, 2016

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