Anatomic Morphometrics of the “Senene” Tettigoniid Ruspolia differens Serville (Orthoptera: Conocephalidae) from North-West Tanzania
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2012-12-20
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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e morphometrics of Ruspolia differens (order: Orthoptera; family: Conocephalidae), the longhorn grasshopper that is widely
known as senene by its Kiswahili name, was largely unclear although the species serves broadly as a delicacy relish snack. In this
study, the anatomic morphometrics of this insect was critically inferred based on the samples that were collected from North-west
Tanzania in April-May 2009. R. differens was revealed to have a number of unique anatomic features that can essentially serve in
its diagnosis. ese include the paired male metathoracic faps, finger-like prosternal protuberances, hind femoral spines, subequal
tibial black markings, and an obvious male biased antennal dimorphism.
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ISRN Entomology