Hieroglyphus banian
Species of grasshopper From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hieroglyphus banian is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is a pest of millets such as sorghum, pearl millet, and finger millet in India.[1] It is an annual pest and the eggs require the cycle of dry summer followed by monsoon rains to hatch. The species has an olfactory neuronal pathway remarkably similar to that of Schistocerca. [2]
| Hieroglyphus banian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Genus: | Hieroglyphus |
| Species: | H. banian |
| Binomial name | |
| Hieroglyphus banian (Fabricius, 1798) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gryllus banian | |
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