Monachidium lunum

Monachidium lunum is a species of grasshoppers belonging to the family Acrididae.[1][2][3]

Monachidium lunum
Monachidium lunum. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Orthoptera
Suborder:
Caelifera
Superfamily:
Acridoidea
Family:
Acrididae
Subfamily:
Copiocerinae
Genus:
Monachidium
Species:
M. lunum
Binomial name
Monachidium lunum
(Johannson, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Acrydium lunum (Johannson, 1763)
  • Gryllus lunus Johannson, 1763
  • Gryllus mithras Lichtenstein, 1796
  • Gryllus vexillatus Stoll, C., 1813
  • Monachidium cristaflammea Perty, J.A.M., 1832
  • Monachidium flavipes Serville, 1831
  • Monachidium lunus (Johannson, 1763)
  • Monachidium lunus cristaflammea Perty, J.A.M., 1832
  • Rhomalea opulentum Gerstaecker, 1889

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Description

Monachidium lunum can reach a length of 70–110 millimetres (2.8–4.3 in).[4][5] These locusts show an astonishing aposematic pattern. Head and prothorax are yellow tan, prothorax has a high fairing, elytra are blackish green opaque, with trasversal yellow bands. Wings are dark blue, sometimes metallic violet. The abdomen is red and black. Antennae are yellow. Legs and tarsi are red.[6]

Distribution

This species is present in South America (Brazil, French Guiana).[1]

References
  1. "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Search all names". www.catalogueoflife.org.
  2. Eades, D.C.; D. Otte; M.M. Cigliano & H. Braun. Orthoptera Species File.
  3. Ondrej Zicha. "BioLib: Biological library". www.biolib.cz.
  4. "[Monachidium lunum] Jolie bestiole guyanaise - Le Monde des insectes". www.insecte.org.
  5. "Autres insectes – Others insects | Papillons et autres insectes d'Amazonie et du monde" (in French).
  6. Guillaume), Audinet Serville (M , Jean (1839). Histoire naturelle des insectes: Orthoptères (in French). Librairie encyclopédique de Roret.
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