Survey and Identification of Grasshoppers Species in Al-Orman Garden in Egypt | ||||
| Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology | ||||
| Article 7, Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2021, Page 71-81 PDF (831.72 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/eajbsa.2021.150411 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Samira M.N. Abd-El Wahed; Maaly, E. Wafy; Mahmoud, Y. H. Henaish | ||||
| Plant Protection Research Institute, Agric. Res. Center, Giza, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| A total of 1069 Orthopids belonged to 6 species derived from 2 families (Acrididae and Pyrgomorphidae) were collected from Al-Orman garden during 2019 and 2020. The most common grasshopper species were Calphorus compressicornis 52% and 50%, followed by Aiolopus thalassinus 37% and 38%, then Acrotylus insubricus 3% and 5%, then Heteracris littoralis 3% and 3%, then Eyprepocnemis plorans 3% and 2%, & finally Pyrgomorpha conica 2% and 2%, respectively. These 6 species were collected at the garden in 2019 and 2020.The dominant species were (C. compressicornis and A. thalassinus). The seasonal abundance of grasshopper occurred in August in summer season, one peak only was obtained in both years. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Al-Orman garden; Identification; Survey; Grasshopper; Orthoptera | ||||
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