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THE BIODIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
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A Digital Reference Collection for Singapore's Biodiversity

Meltripata pictaBolívar, 1923

Adult Female (ZRC.ORT.215). This image was contributed by Mingkai Tan as part of his undergraduate final year project in NUS.

MK Tan
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Identified By: MK Tan

Basic Information

Classification:
Arthropoda: Insecta: Orthoptera: Acrididae: Catantopinae
Residency Status:
Native

Biology/Ecology

Identifying Features:
Antennae very long, surpassing length of head and pronotum and reaching/ surpassing wings; with apex pale. Hind femur with a pale or yellow band near knee. Hind tarsus long, nearing half the length of hind tibia.
This is a forest-associated species and is not found in grassy habitats.

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