DESCRIPTION OF THE PREDATOR BUSH CRICKET, SAGA EPHIPPIGERA FISCHER VON WALDHEIM, 1846 (ORTHOPTERA, TETTIGONIIDAE) FROM ERBIL PROVINCE,KURDISTAN REGION-IRAQ
The predatory bush crickets Saga ephippigeraFischer 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. Twelv...
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| author | Abdul-Qadir Salih Khidhir Pshtiwan Abdullah Jalil Wand Khalis Ali |
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| description | The predatory bush crickets Saga ephippigeraFischer 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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| spelling | doaj.art-b455f9d09c684726ba77a91a9483a9ec2022-12-22T03:30:53ZengUniversity of BaghdadBulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum1017-86782311-97992022-06-011711526https://doi.org/10.26842/binhm.7.2022.17.1.0015DESCRIPTION OF THE PREDATOR BUSH CRICKET, SAGA EPHIPPIGERA FISCHER VON WALDHEIM, 1846 (ORTHOPTERA, TETTIGONIIDAE) FROM ERBIL PROVINCE,KURDISTAN REGION-IRAQAbdul-Qadir Salih Khidhir0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5848-498XPshtiwan Abdullah Jalil1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6356-8021Wand Khalis Ali2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1090-7453nsect museum, Department of Plant Protection, Directorate of Agriculture Researches, Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, Erbil, IraqDepartment of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Salahaddin University,Erbil, IraqDepartment of Biology, College of Education, Salahaddin University,Erbil, IraqThe predatory bush crickets Saga ephippigeraFischer 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.https://jnhm.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BINHM/article/view/686/344descriptionerbiliraqkurdistanregionmorphology |
| spellingShingle | Abdul-Qadir Salih Khidhir Pshtiwan Abdullah Jalil Wand Khalis Ali DESCRIPTION OF THE PREDATOR BUSH CRICKET, SAGA EPHIPPIGERA FISCHER VON WALDHEIM, 1846 (ORTHOPTERA, TETTIGONIIDAE) FROM ERBIL PROVINCE,KURDISTAN REGION-IRAQ Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum description erbil iraq kurdistanregion morphology |
| title | DESCRIPTION OF THE PREDATOR BUSH CRICKET, SAGA EPHIPPIGERA FISCHER VON WALDHEIM, 1846 (ORTHOPTERA, TETTIGONIIDAE) FROM ERBIL PROVINCE,KURDISTAN REGION-IRAQ |
| title_full | DESCRIPTION OF THE PREDATOR BUSH CRICKET, SAGA EPHIPPIGERA FISCHER VON WALDHEIM, 1846 (ORTHOPTERA, TETTIGONIIDAE) FROM ERBIL PROVINCE,KURDISTAN REGION-IRAQ |
| title_fullStr | DESCRIPTION OF THE PREDATOR BUSH CRICKET, SAGA EPHIPPIGERA FISCHER VON WALDHEIM, 1846 (ORTHOPTERA, TETTIGONIIDAE) FROM ERBIL PROVINCE,KURDISTAN REGION-IRAQ |
| title_full_unstemmed | DESCRIPTION OF THE PREDATOR BUSH CRICKET, SAGA EPHIPPIGERA FISCHER VON WALDHEIM, 1846 (ORTHOPTERA, TETTIGONIIDAE) FROM ERBIL PROVINCE,KURDISTAN REGION-IRAQ |
| title_short | DESCRIPTION OF THE PREDATOR BUSH CRICKET, SAGA EPHIPPIGERA FISCHER VON WALDHEIM, 1846 (ORTHOPTERA, TETTIGONIIDAE) FROM ERBIL PROVINCE,KURDISTAN REGION-IRAQ |
| title_sort | description of the predator bush cricket saga ephippigera fischer von waldheim 1846 orthoptera tettigoniidae from erbil province kurdistan region iraq |
| topic | description erbil iraq kurdistanregion morphology |
| url | https://jnhm.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BINHM/article/view/686/344 |
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