Locustidae


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Locustidae

[lō′kəs·tə‚dē]
(invertebrate zoology)
A family of insects in the order Orthoptera; antennae are usually less than half the body length, hindlegs are adapted for jumping, and the ovipositor is multipartite.
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Di alcune specie cirenaiche di Mantidae, Phasgonuridae e Locustidae. Archivio Zoologico Italiano 11: G5-104.
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