Ecphantus quadrilobus

Ecphantus quadrilobus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Genus:	Ecphantus
Species:	E. quadrilobus
Binomial name
	Ecphantus quadrilobus; Stål, 1878

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, especially in more arid areas around the Barkly Tablelands. When handled it makes a defensive whining sound by rubbing the mandibles together. E. quadrilobus is particularly found on solanaceous plants.

References

↑ Key, K. H. L. (1959). "The Ecology and Biogeography of Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts". Monographiae Biologicae. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. p. 192–210. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-6295-3_11. ISBN 978-94-017-5837-6. ISSN 0077-0639. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
↑ 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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[w696-1] Key, K. H. L. (1959). "The Ecology and Biogeography of Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts". Monographiae Biologicae. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. p. 192–210. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-6295-3_11. ISBN 978-94-017-5837-6. ISSN 0077-0639. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

[2] 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.