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The ears lack a tragus or antitragus and are ringed, and the ears range in length from 35–40 mm (1.4–1.6 in) in length. [20] The dental formula is 3.1.4.2 2.1.4.3. The first upper premolar is absent, the canine is pronounced, and the molars have a longitudinal furrow. [20]
A record among insects, the stick insect Necroscia sparaxes, found in India, is sometimes coupled for 79 days at a time. It is not uncommon for this species to assume the mating posture for days or weeks on end, and among some species (Diapheromera veliei and D. covilleae), pairing can last three to 136 hours in captivity. [57]
Patanga succincta, the Bombay locust, is a species of locust found in India and southeast Asia. Usually a solitary insect, only in India has it has exhibited swarming behaviour . The last plague of this locust was in that country between 1901 and 1908 and there have not been any swarms since 1927.
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Luprops tristis, the Mupli beetle, is a plant detritus eating darkling beetle found in parts of India. The adult beetle is black and around 8 millimetres (0.31 in) long. While they are usually harmless to humans, when squeezed or picked up, they produce a defensive phenolic secretion that causes skin bur
They have been transcribed as "orange-pekoe", "bo-ko-ta-ko", "crossword puzzle" or "one more bottle". In northern India, they can be locally common during the breeding season with densities estimated at a calling bird for every 2 km 2 (0.77 sq mi). [3] They feed on hairy caterpillars and other insects but sometimes take fruits. [3]
Once a female has copulated with a male, she does not allow other males to approach, kicking them away with her hind legs. [8] The eggs are laid in leaf litter. [9] Up to 13 oothecae are produced by a female over 3 to 40 days [5] (blocking the ocelli of the females has been found to inhibit the laying of eggs [5]).
A wild collected female kept at the Insect Museum of West China in Chengdu was the record holder with a total length, including extended legs, of 62.4 cm (24.6 in), and a body length of 36.1 cm (14.2 in), [16] [17] but it was surpassed by one of its captive bred young that reached 64 cm (25 in) in total length.