Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)

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

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11609/JoTT.o3010.3190-204
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4987004
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scientific name	Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)
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30. Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)

Diagnostic characters: Body of medium size, pronotum saddle shaped and shorter than width, eyes somewhat bulging, tegmina with infuscated spots beyond middle, hind wings with lunate incomplete fascia.

Material examined: 1 female, 9.vii.2009, on paddy, Sitamarhi.

Morphometry: (length in mm). Female: Body 26.0, Tegmina 20.35, Hind femur 7.7. Pronotum 2.8.

Remarks: It has been found damaging rice and millet in India.

Natural enemies: No natural enemies have been recorded.

Distribution: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh.