Ceracris_kiangsu

<i>Ceracris kiangsu</i>

Ceracris kiangsu

Species of grasshopper

Ceracris kiangsu[1] is a species of grasshoppers in the subfamily Oedipodinae, sometimes called the yellow-spined bamboo locust.[2] It occurs in Indo-China and southern China, where it may become a locally significant agricultural pest. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.[3]

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Mud-puddling behaviour has been noted: these insects are attracted to the sodium and ammonium ions in human urine.[4] Overwintering as eggs occurs for up to nine months prior to the grasshoppers hatching.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Tsai, P. 1929. Jour. Coll. Agric. Tohoku Imp. Univ. 10:140
  2. [2]
    Yu, Hai-Ping; Shen, Ke; Wang, Zhi-Tian; Mu, Li-Li; Li, Guo-Qing (January 2011). "Population control of the yellow-spined bamboo locust, Ceracris kiangsu, using urine-borne chemical baits in bamboo forest". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 138 (1): 71–76. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.2010.01076.x. S2CID 83664403.
  3. [3]
    Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. [4]
    Shen, Ke; Wang, Hao-Jie; Shao, Lin; Xiao, Kai; Shu, Jin-Ping; Xu, Tian-Sen & Li, Guo-Qing (2009): Mud-puddling in the yellow-spined bamboo locust, Ceracris kiangsu (Oedipodidae: Orthoptera): Does it detect and prefer salts or nitrogenous compounds from human urine? Journal of Insect Physiology 55(1): 78-84. doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.10.011 (HTML abstract)
  5. [5]
    Zhao, Qian; Zhu, Dao-Hong (22 September 2023). "Effects of rapid cold-hardening and cold acclimation on egg survival and cryoprotectant contents in Ceracris kiangsu (Orthoptera: Arcypteridae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. doi:10.1093/aesa/saad028.
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