Cyrtacanthacridinae
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The Cyrtacanthacridinae are a subfamily of Orthoptera: Caelifera in the family Acrididae. They are sometimes referred-to as bird locusts, criquets voyageurs in French-speaking Africa, and Knarrschreck
SGR laying
Acanthacris ruficornis, in Ghana
Anacridium aegyptium
Schistocerca gregaria
Red locust
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The red locust is a large grasshopper species found in sub-Saharan Africa. Its name refers to the colour of its hind wings. It is sometimes called the criquet nomade in French, due to its nomadic move
Cyrtacanthacridinae
…grasshoppers that undergo phase polymorphism and are among the most important pests of sub-Saharan Africa; they include the desert locust and the red locust, with the related Bombay locust in Asia. One of the characteristics of members of this subfamily is the prominent peg between the forelegs: hence the…
Nomadacris septemfasciata
Hopper band in Iku-Katavi, Tanzania
Hoppers on wild sorghum stalk
Hoppers killed by the fungus Metarhizium acridum