DESCRIPTION OF THE PREDATOR BUSH CRICKET, SAGA EPHIPPIGERA FISCHER VON WALDHEIM, 1846 (ORTHOPTERA, TETTIGONIIDAE) FROM ERBIL PROVINCE, KURDISTAN REGION- IRAQ

Q4 Earth and Planetary Sciences

Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum Pub Date : 2022-06-20 DOI:10.26842/binhm.7.2022.17.1.0015

Khidhir Abdul- Qadir Salih, Jalil Pshtiwan Abdullah, Ali Wand Khalis

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Abstract

The predatory bush crickets Saga ephippigera Fischer Von Waldheim, 1846 is the largest Iraqi orthopterans and one of the most active and successful predators in the Kurdistan region. The nymphs and adults prey on all the stages of various species of insects. Twelve adult specimens were collected from Erbil Province during May 2018 and June 2021. Morphological structures of the adult insects were described and illustrated in details; important taxonomic characteristics of body regions with their appendages were chosen; and the results indicated the importance of morphological characteristics which confirmed the identification of this species correctly.

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伊拉克库尔德斯坦地区埃尔比勒省捕食灌木蟋蟀的描述，1846年(直翅目，蠓科)

猎食丛林蟋蟀Saga ephippigera Fischer Von Waldheim, 1846年，是伊拉克最大的直足动物，也是库尔德斯坦地区最活跃和最成功的掠食者之一。若虫和成虫捕食各种昆虫的各个阶段。2018年5月至2021年6月期间在埃尔比勒省采集了12个成年标本。对成虫的形态结构进行了详细的描述和图解;选取了重要的身体区域及其附属物的分类特征;结果表明，形态特征的重要性，证实了该物种的正确鉴定。

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Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum Environmental Science-Ecology

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0.90

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