Egyptian filly

Egyptian filly
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animals
Type of:	Arthropods
Subtype:	Six-legged
Grade:	Insects
Squad:	Orthoptera
Family:	Real locusts
Gender:	Anacridium
View:	Egyptian filly
Latin name
	Anacridium aegyptium ; ( Linnaeus ), 1758
Synonyms
	Acridium aegyptiums (Linnaeus, 1758); Acridium albidiferum (Walker, F., 1870); Acridium indecisum (Walker, F., 1870); Acridium lineola; Acridium indecisum (Walker, F., 1870); Flamiruizia stuardoi Liebermann, 1943; Gryllus aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764; Gryllus lineola Fabricius, 1781; Gryllus nubecula Thunberg, 1815; Orthacanthacris aegyptia (Linnaeus, 1764);

Egyptian filly ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] , or Egyptian locust ^[3] ( lat. Anacridium aegyptium ) - a species from the genus Anacridium of the family Locusts .

Content

1 Area
2 Description
3 Species biology
4 Variations
5 notes

Range

It is found in most European countries, in the Afro-tropical ecozone, in the eastern Palaearctic , in the Middle East and North Africa .

Description

One of the largest species of orthoptera in Europe. Adult males reach a length of 30–55 mm, females 65–70 mm.

Anacridium aegyptium Head

Body color is gray, brown or olive. Shins of hind legs blue, hips orange. The hips of the back pair of legs have characteristic dark markings. They are easily identified by the characteristic vertical black and white stripes in the eyes. Wings are small with dark spots.

Anacridium aegyptium , larva

Species biology

The species is not a pest of crops. Adults are found in August and September, in warm and dry places. After mating, they hibernate. In spring, females lay eggs in the soil. Larvae appear in April. Their color ranges from yellow to bright green.

Variations

Anacridium aegyptium var. rubrispinum ( Bei-Bienko , 1948) = Anacridium rubrispinum Bei-Bienko, 1948

Notes

↑ Animal life . Volume 3. Arthropods: trilobites, chelicerae, tracheal breathing. Onychophors / ed. M.S. Gilyarova , F.N. Pravdina , Ch. ed. V. E. Sokolov . - 2nd ed. - M .: Enlightenment, 1984. - S. 272. - 463 p.
↑ Harmful arthropods (continued), vertebrates // Pests of crops and forest stands / Ed. Vasiliev V.P. - K .: Harvest, 1974. - T. II. - S. 182. - 608 p.
↑ ¹ ² Striganova B. R. , Zakharov A. A. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names: Insects (Latin-Russian-English-German-French) /Ed. Dr. biol. sciences, prof. B.R. Striganova . - M .: RUSSO, 2000 .-- S. 26. - 1060 copies. - ISBN 5-88721-162-8 .

[life-1] Animal life . Volume 3. Arthropods: trilobites, chelicerae, tracheal breathing. Onychophors / ed. M.S. Gilyarova , F.N. Pravdina , Ch. ed. V. E. Sokolov . - 2nd ed. - M .: Enlightenment, 1984. - S. 272. - 463 p.

[2] Harmful arthropods (continued), vertebrates // Pests of crops and forest stands / Ed. Vasiliev V.P. - K .: Harvest, 1974. - T. II. - S. 182. - 608 p.

[а-3] ¹ ² Striganova B. R. , Zakharov A. A. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names: Insects (Latin-Russian-English-German-French) /Ed. Dr. biol. sciences, prof. B.R. Striganova . - M .: RUSSO, 2000 .-- S. 26. - 1060 copies. - ISBN 5-88721-162-8 .