title: Description of the female and notes on distribution, habitat, nymphal development, song and chromosomes of Tropidonotacris grandis Ragge (Orthoptera: Phaneropteridae).
abstract: The female of Tropidonotacris grandis is described and information on distribution, habitat, song, chromosomes and nymphal development of this species given. The populations of northern Tanzania all occur in deciduous dry forest, a habitat highly endangered by destruction and therefore T. grandis must be regarded at least as a vulnerable species according to the IUCN red list.
authors.affiliation: University of Würzburg, Dept. Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology (Zoology III), Am Hubland, 97974 Würzburg, Germany.; Email: claudia.hemp@uni-wuerzburg.de.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hemp
authors.affiliation: Grillenstieg 18, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Klaus-Gerhard
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.affiliation: Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Elżbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Warchałowska-Śliwa
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Systematics, University of Bayreuth, Germany; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hemp
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D059006:Chromosomes, Insect / Q000235:genetics*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009758:Nymph / Q000254:growth & development*; D009929:Organ Size; D009987:Orthoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D013636:Tanzania; D014828:Vocalization, Animal