Table 1.
Distribution, feeding guild and abundance of acridid
species
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Species |
Feeding Guild |
Abundance |
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Family: Pyrgomorphidae |
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1. |
Atractomorpha crenulata (Fabricius)
|
MF |
Core |
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2. |
Chrotogonus oxypterus (Blanchard) |
MF |
Core |
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3. |
Orthacris robusta Kevan |
MF |
Satellite |
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4. |
Orthacris maindroni Bolivar |
MF |
Core |
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5. |
Pyrgomorpha bispinosa Walker |
MF |
Core |
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6. |
Poekilocerus pictus (Fabricius) |
DF |
Core |
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Family: Acrididae |
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Subfamily: Acridinae |
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7. |
Acrida exaltata (Walker) |
GF |
Core |
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8. |
Phlaeoba infumata Burnner |
GF |
Satellite |
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Subfamily: Catantopinae |
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9. |
Diabolocatantops pinguis (Walker) |
MF |
Core |
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10. |
Xenocatantops humilis humilis (Serville) |
MF |
Satellite |
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11. |
Stenocatantops splendens (Thunberg) |
MF |
Satellite |
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12. |
Catantops furrugineus (Walker) |
MF |
Satellite |
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Subfamily: Cyrtacanthacridinae |
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13. |
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica (Linnaeus) |
MF |
Core |
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14. |
Anacridium flavescens (Fabricius) |
MF |
Core |
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15. |
Pachyacris violascens (Walker) |
MF |
Satellite |
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Subfamily: Eyprepocnemidinae |
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16. |
Eyprepocnemis alacris alacris (Serville) |
MF |
Core |
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17. |
Heteracris pulcher (Bolivar) |
MF |
Satellite |
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Subfamily: Gomphocerinae |
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18. |
Leva cruciata Bolivar |
MF |
Core |
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19. |
Leva indica (Bolivar) |
MF |
Satellite |
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Subfamily: Hemiacridinae |
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20. |
Spathosternum prasiniferum prasiniferum (Walker) |
GF |
Core |
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Subfamily: Locustinae |
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21. |
Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus (Fabricius) |
GF |
Core |
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22. |
Aiolopus thalassinus tamulus (Fabricius) |
GF |
Core |
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23. |
Gastrimargus africanus africanus (Saussure) |
MF |
Satellite |
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24. |
Morphacris fasciata sulcata (Thunberg) |
MF |
Satellite |
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25. |
Oedaleus senegalensis (Krauss) |
MF |
Satellite |
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26. |
Trilophidia annulata (Thunberg) |
MF |
Core |
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Subfamily: Oxyinae |
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27. |
Gesonula punctiforns (Stal) |
GF |
Core |
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28. |
Oxya fuscovittata (Marshal) |
GF |
Core |
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29. |
Oxya nitidula (Walker) |
GF |
Core |
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Subfamily: Tropidopolinae |
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30. |
Tristria pulvinata (Uvarov) |
MF |
Satellite |
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Subfamily: Truxalinae |
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31. |
Truxalis indica (Bolivar) |
GF |
Satellite |
GF
- Grass Feeder; DF - Dicot Feeder; MF - Mixed Feeder