Large marsh grasshopper  (Stethophyma grossum)

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Glossary

Femora: in insects, the third segment in the leg, the largest segment of the leg in most adult insects. In tetrapods (vertebrates with four limbs) the upper bone of the hind limb.
Nymph: stage of insect development, similar in appearance to the adult but sexually immature.
Tibia: in insects, the long (often narrow) segment of the leg that attaches to the femora or femur at the end closest to the body. In tetrapods (vertebrates with 4 limbs), the forward facing long bone in the lower hind limb (the shin bone).

References

  1. Haes, E. C. M & Marshall, J. A (1988) Grasshoppers and Allied Insects of Great Britain and Ireland. Harley Books, Colchester.
  2. Haes, E. C. M. & Harding P. T. (1997) Atlas of grasshoppers, crickets and allied insects in Britain and Ireland. HMSO, London
  3. BIODIVERSITY: The UK Steering Group Report. (1995). Volume 2: Action Plans. HMSO, London.
  4. Bristol Zoo (November 2001):
    http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/conservation/index.html