Ecphantus quadrilobus
| Ecphantus quadrilobus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Genus: | Ecphantus |
| Species: | E. quadrilobus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ecphantus quadrilobus Stål, 1878
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Ecphantus quadrilobus, also known as the crested tooth-grinder, is a genus of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae.[1] It is found mostly in Top End Australian savannas, especially in more arid areas around the Barkly Tablelands.[2] When handled it makes a defensive whining sound by rubbing the mandibles together. E. quadrilobus is particularly found on solanaceous plants.
References
[edit]- ^ Key, K. H. L. (1959). "The Ecology and Biogeography of Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts". Monographiae Biologicae. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. p. 192–210. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-6295-3_11. ISBN 978-94-017-5837-6. ISSN 0077-0639.
- ^ Rentz, David C. (2003). A guide to Australian grasshoppers and locusts. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Australian Plague Locust Commission, Orthopterists' Society. Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo). ISBN 978-983-812-074-6. OCLC 55753685.
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