Comparative Study on the Nymphal Stages of Two Sphingonotus Species (Acrididae: Oedipodinae)
Comparative Study on the Nymphal Stages of Two Sphingonotus Species (Acrididae: Oedipodinae)
Fakhra Soomro1,*, Riffat Sultana2 and Muhammad Saeed Wagan2
Fig. 1.
Lateral view of different nymphal instars in genus Sphingonotus.
Fig. 2.
Lateral view of wing pads in genus Sphingonotus. abs, abdominal segments; pr, pronotum; tg, tegminal pad; w, wing pad.
Fig. 3.
Male ventral view of posterior abdominal sternites of different immature stages in genus Sphingonotus. c, cerci; pp, paraproct; sgp, sub-genital plate; six, sternite nine.
Fig. 4.
Female ventral view of posterior abdominal sternites of different immature stages in genus Sphingonotus. dv, dorsal ovipositor valve; sviii, sternite eight; vv, ventral ovipositor valve.
Fig. 5.
Sex ratio of different nymphal stages in genus Sphingonotus.
August 2019
Vol. 51, Iss. 4, Pages 1203-1598
