Armoured cricket, Dikpens

Observed by Alex DreyerAlex Dreyer is knowledgeable about InvertebratesAlex Dreyer's earned reputation in InvertebratesAlex Dreyer's earned reputation in InvertebratesAlex Dreyer's earned reputation in InvertebratesAlex Dreyer's earned reputation in Invertebrates on 29th April 2008
(Added to iSpot on 16th June 2012)
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Location: Farm Kyffhauser, Maltahohe, Namibia
Identifications
Species interactions

No interactions present.

Other observations of Armoured cricket, Dikpens (Acanthoplus discoidalis)

Comments

Classification and names

16 June 2012 - 9:27pm — Riaan Stals
Entomological Society of Southern AfricaLepidopterists' Society of Africa
Invertebrates expert

ORTHOPTERA: ENSIFERA: BRADYPORIDAE OR TETTIGONIIDAE: HETRODINAE.

Armoured ground crickets. Koringkrieke; Koringkrieks. Corn crickets. Dikpense.

-- Beetledude

Acanthoplus discoidalis vs Acanthoplus longipes

12 September 2012 - 8:48am — Alex DreyerAlex Dreyer is knowledgeable about InvertebratesAlex Dreyer's earned reputation in InvertebratesAlex Dreyer's earned reputation in InvertebratesAlex Dreyer's earned reputation in InvertebratesAlex Dreyer's earned reputation in Invertebrates

Both the abovementioned Acanthoplus species occur in Namibia.

See ID notes of http://ispot.org.za/node/133138. The lack of spines on the hind legs of this observation implies that this is Acanthoplus discoidalis.

Alex Dreyer
www.kyffhauser.co.za

Thanks for all the research

12 September 2012 - 10:50am — tony rebelo
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Thanks for all the research and "housework." (a sticky point: hopefully Prix wont see this - you are infringing on a gender-protected job).