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Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West

Entomology

Comparison

Nymphs of Aulocara elliotti and Aulocara femoratum


First Instar Aulocara elliotti
Body Length 5-6.3 mm Femur Length 3.3-3.6 mm
Antennal Segments 14

First Instar Aulocara femoratum
BL 6-6.8 mm FL 3.2-3.8 mm AS 13

Second Instar A. elliotti
BL 6.6-9.8 mm FL 4.5-5.3 mm AS 18-19

Second Instar A. femoratum
BL 6.8-8.6 mm FL 4.6-5 mm AS 16-17

Third Instar A. elliotti
BL 9.8-12.2 mm FL 6.3-7.2 mm AS 20-21

Third Instar A. femoratum
BL 9.1-9.9 mm FL 6.1-6.6 mm AS 20-21

Fourth Instar A. elliotti
BL 12.5-16 mm FL 8.3-9 mm AS 22-23

Fourth Instar A. femoratum
Males: BL 13-15 mm FL 7.8-8.3 mm AS 22-23
Females: BL 11.9-15 mm FL 8.4-8.6 mm
AS 22-23

Fifth Instar A. elliotti
BL 14.5-19.5 mm FL 9.5-11.1 mm AS 22-25

Fifth Instar A. femoratum
Females: BL 15-18.6 mm FL 10.5-11.5 mm
AS 24

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