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Ecphantus quadrilobus also known as the Crested Tooth-grinder is a genus of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found mostly in Top End Australian savannas in more arid areas around the Barkly Tablelands.[1]
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When handled it makes a defensive whining sound by rubbing the mandibles together.
It is particular found on solanaceous.
References
edit- ^ 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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