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

Authors

  • Abdul- Qadir Salih Khidhir Insect museum, Department of Plant Protection, Directorate of Agriculture Researches, Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, Erbil, Iraq.
  • Pshtiwan Abdullah Jalil Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq.
  • Wand Khalis Ali Department of Biology, College of Education, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26842/binhm.7.2022.17.1.0015

Keywords:

Description, Erbil, Iraq, Kurdistan region, Morphology, Saga ephippigera

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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Published

2022-06-20

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2022)

Section

Original Articles