Image of Bufonacris claraziana (Saussure 1884)
Description:
Flightless animal collected from a migratory band that had walked about 20 km in about 3 weeks. Large numbers died trying to cross a local stream, and thousands more killed by burning, poisoning, and trenching by land owners. Tucura sapo toad-like locust. 'Tucura' (Spanish) derived from Tupi-Guarani language ('tu' + 'cura' = animal voracious). Three species of Bufonacris, all in southern South America. Only this species has mass migrations.
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- Life (creatures)
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
- Hexapoda (hexapods)
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- Neoptera (neopteran)
- Polyneoptera
- Orthopterida
- Orthoptera (grasshoppers and relatives)
- Caelifera
- Acridoidea
- Tristiridae
- Bufonacris
- Bufonacris claraziana
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