Inhalt

Dedication v

Foreword vi

Preface ix

Acknowledgement ix

Introduction 1
- How to use this Book 1
- Dynamics of Grasshoppers 2
- Nymphs 2
- Is the Grasshopper an Adult or Nymph? 3
- Eggs 4
- Male or Female 5

Grasshoppers in the Australian habitat 7

The work of the Australian Plague Locust Commission 13

Collecting, Preserving and Bearing Grasshoppers 19
- Collecting 19
- Collecting at Light 20
- Killing the Catch 20
- Dealing with the Catch 22
- Rearing Grasshoppers 23

The External Anatomy of Grasshoppers 23
- Head 24
- Thorax 25
- Legs 26
- Wings 27
- Abdomen 29

Classification of Grasshoppers and Locusts 31

Grasshoppers Identification 31
- How to Identify a Grasshooper 31
- Identification 32

Pyrgomorphidae 35
- Acrididae: Oxyinae 61
- Acrididae: Catantopinae 85
- Acrididae: Acrididae 343

Nymphs 369

Bibliography 397

Appendices 399
- Glossary 399
- About the photography 402
- Where you can learn more about Grasshoppers and Locusts 403
- Systematic List of Australian Grasshoppers 404

Index of Common Names 410

Index of Scientific Names 415