Oxya japonica japonica (Thunberg, 1824)

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 : 3194

5. Oxya japonica japonica (Thunberg, 1824)

Diagnostic characters: Antennae as long as or slightly longer than head and pronotum together. Lateral longitudinal ridges on ventral surface of female sub genital plate without spines except at apices. Ovipositor valves with short dents. Posterior ventral basivalvular sclerite with a large spine on its inner ventral margin, male cercus with sub-acute or truncate apex.

Material examined: 1 male, 1 female, 13.vi.2009, on paddy, Sarsaram, Rohtas; 2 females, 14.vi.2009, on paddy, Aurangabad; 1 female, 16.vi.2009, on paddy, Gaya; 26 females, 16.iv.2010, on wheat, Araria.

Morphometry: (Length in mm). Male: Body 11.7, Tegmina 19.9, Hind femur 10.7, Pronotum 7.8. Female: Body 14.9, Tegmina 23.5, Hind femur 14.9, Pronotum 9.0

Remarks: This sub-species is widely distributed in India and Indo-Malayan region. It is a major pest of paddy crop.

Natural enemies: No natural enemies are recorded.

Distribution: Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal, Gujarat, Bihar, Assam, Manipur, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab.