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
Lateral view of different nymphal instars in genus Sphingonotus.
Lateral view of wing pads in genus Sphingonotus. abs, abdominal segments; pr, pronotum; tg, tegminal pad; w, wing pad.
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.
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.
Sex ratio of different nymphal stages in genus Sphingonotus.