Aiolopus thalassinus tamulus (Fabricius, 1798)

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 : 3200

28. Aiolopus thalassinus tamulus (Fabricius, 1798)

Diagnostic characters: Coloured in combination of black and green. Frontal ridge gradually tapered towards the fastigium, foveolae longer, hind tibia in the basal third with a straw-coloured band, in the median part usually bluish, the apical part reddish.

Material examined: 2 males, 1 female, 21.vi.2009, on paddy, Jamui; 2 females, 23.vi.2009, on paddy, Khagaria; 1 male, 22.vi.2009, on paddy, Munger; 2 females, 13.vi.2009, on paddy, Sasaram, Rohtas; 4 females, 6.vi.2010, on paddy, Ara, Bhojpur.

Morphometry:(length in mm).Male: 24.4, Tegmina 18.2, Hind femur 8.2, Pronotum 3.4. Female: 33.5, Tegmina 26.9, Hind femur 15.2, Pronotum 4.75.

Remarks: Common in paddy fields but may also be encountered in wheat, maize, and grassland areas surrounding the fields.

Natural enemies: No natural enemies recorded.

Distribution: Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Haryana, West Bengal.