Teratodes monticollis (Gray, 1832)

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 : 3196

Subfamily: Romaleinae Roberts, 1941 13. Teratodes monticollis (Gray, 1832)

Diagnostic characters: Body of medium size; antennae filiform, much shorter than head and pronotum together, head broad, fastigium of vertex rounded, frontal ridge sulcate, much widened between antennae, pronotum much compressed, forming a high crest, covering the head anteriorly and half of abdomen posteriorly, never crossed by transverse sulci, lateral carinae absent, prosternal process short, straight, apex pointed, mesosternal interspace open, tegmina and wings developed, tegmino-alar stridulatory mechanism present, hind femur short, stout, tuberculate, lower basal lobe about as long as upper one, hind tibia without external apical spine.

Material examined: 1 female, 19.vi.2009, on dead fallen leaves of forest, Rajgir, Nalanda.

Morphometry: (length in mm). Female (Nymph): Body 28.15, Hind femur 12.15, Pronotum 17.15.

Remarks: Exceptionally high, raised collar like pronotum.

Natural enemies: No natural enemies recorded.

Distribution: Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujrat, Tamil Nadu.