FAUNA PARAGUAY ORTHOPTERAN IMAGE GALLERY
FAUNA Paraguay Gallery of Grasshopper, Cricket and Locust (Orthoptera) Images
Designed by Paul Smith 2006.
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Photographs on this page were taken by Paul Smith, Laura Tensen, Sylvia Centrón, Chris Elder and Alberto Esquivel and are used with their permission.
![FIGURE 1 FIGURE 1](san raf 1 september 06.jpg) | FIGURE 1 |
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![FIGURE 2 FIGURE 2](enciso lichen mimic mar 08 sylvia centron.jpg) | FIGURE 2 |
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![FIGURE 3 FIGURE 3](grasshopper 1 san rafael 14 nov o7.jpg) | FIGURE 3 |
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![FIGURE 4a FIGURE 4a](procosara 11 feb 08.jpg) | FIGURE 4a |
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![FIGURE 4b FIGURE 4b](procosara 24 feb 08.jpg) | FIGURE 4b |
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![FIGURE 5 FIGURE 5](procosara 10 feb 08 laura tensen.jpg) | FIGURE 5 |
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![FIGURE 6 FIGURE 6](procosara april 08 moriz stiefel 2.jpg) | FIGURE 6 |
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![FIGURE 7 FIGURE 7](Romaleidae quizas chris elder upper AEM lower proc 17 nov 07.jpg) | FIGURE 7 |
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![FIGURE 8 FIGURE 8](laguna blanca 22 oct 08.jpg) | FIGURE 8 |
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The following Orthopterans have not yet been classified to family or subfamily level. If you feel you can help us put them in the right places, please contact us!
FIGURE 1 - Acrididae? - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2006 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database)
FIGURE 2 - This is a lichen mimic. - PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Sylvia Centrón March 2008).
FIGURE 3 - Acrididae? or Terigidae? - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2006 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database)
FIGURE 4a & 4b - Tettigonidae? This species mimics the Tarantula-Hawk wasps Pepsis sp. when molested, raising the wings and walking in a typically roaming wasp-like fashion (Paul Smith February 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database)
FIGURE 5 - Tettigonidae? This species mimics the yellowjacket wasps Polistes sp. when molested, raising the wings and walking in a typically roaming wasp-like fashion (Laura Tensen 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database)
FIGURE 6 - Romaleidae? - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Moriz Stiefel April 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database)
FIGURE 7 - Romaleidae? maybe a Zoniopoda? - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (upper Chris Elder, lower Alberto Esquivel November 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database)
FIGURE 8 - Acrididae? - Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008).