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Grasshopper community structure and the rising dominance of generalist species across vegetation types in a biodiversity hotspot
Grasshoppers are one of the most dominant and diversified groups in terrestrial ecosystems, of which they are potential bioindicators. In …
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Ten-year storability and field efficacy of the biopesticide Metarhizium acridum in desert locust management
The fungus Metarhizium acridum (Driver & Milner) (Hypocreales, Clavicipitaceae) is the most effective alternative to conventional insecticides for controlling the …
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Long term effect of dune fixation by three shrub species on vegetation and Orthoptera communities in arid dunes of Algeria
The present work analyzed flora and Orthoptera communities in three different plantations in the arid area of El Mesrane, Djelfa …
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New species of Pterotiltus from Cameroon, and a new genus, Parapterotiltus (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Oxyinae)
The genus Pterotiltus Karsch, 1893 currently includes 12 described species from the equatorial forests of West and Central Africa. Here, …
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A replacement name for Bostra Stål (Insecta, Phasmida, Diapheromeridae), a junior homonym of Bostra Walker (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Pyralidae)
Bostra Stål (Phasmida, Diapheromeridae) is a junior homonym of Bostra Walker (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). The replacement name Bostranova Villet nomen nov. …
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Life history of the false flower mantid (Harpagomantis tricolor Linnaeus, 1758) (Mantodea: Galinthiadidae) and its distribution in southern Africa
The false flower mantid is the common name for the Mantodea speciesHarpagomantis tricolor(Linnaeus, 1758). This species uses camouflage as a …
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Orthoptera response to grazing: an introduction to the special issue
Orthoptera response to grazing: an introduction to the special issue
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Is cattle grazing more important than landscape heterogeneity for grasshoppers in Afromontane grassland?
Overgrazing is a major driver of habitat degradation, especially in southern Africa. Although grasshoppers are adapted to and benefit from …