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Description:

approx 1.25" long

Habitat:

grass, semi-urban, tropical

1 Species ID Suggestions

Little Black-Knee
Methiolopsis geniculata


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3 Comments

JaniekevanDijk
JaniekevanDijk 8 years ago

Thanks Jonathan Hiew, but I don't think it's this one...

JaniekevanDijk
JaniekevanDijk 8 years ago

I very much appreciate your help Bayucca, thanks!
yes, I know for sure its Acrididae. the body looks a lot like the body of Oxya japonica, but not the legs... but to me it doesn't look the same as Oxya sp either: the body of Oxya sp is way less robust, and the hindlegs are not the right color.

bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Methiolopsis geniculata looks different:
http://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/372032-M...
Definitely an Acrididae. Reminds me somehow of Oxya sp., but not Oxya japonica.
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...

JaniekevanDijk
Spotted by
JaniekevanDijk

Papua, Indonesia

Spotted on Apr 15, 2016
Submitted on Apr 15, 2016

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