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minute grasshopper
Sigaus minutus
Sigaus minutus is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is one of the smallest and rarest species of grasshopper in New Zealand, found only in the Mackenzie district of South Island. There are 13 species within the genus Sigaus described by Bigelow (1967), all endemic to New Zealand. The population status of Sigaus minutus is declining according to threat assessments made by orthopteran experts in 2010.
From the article Sigaus minutus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Sigaus minutus is found near Lake Tekapo, Lindis Pass and in the Mackenzie district, South Island, New Zealand. It has also been observed near Alexandra in Otago. This grasshopper is very well camouflaged on stony surfaces and amongst lichen. It is absent in areas of dense vegetation as it needs to bask.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and distribution”
What it does
As with other New Zealand grasshoppers, S. minutus is a diurnal herbivore, requiring open ground to bask. Males are smaller than females when adult and will remain on the back on the females (in copula) during prolonged mating. Eggs are laid in the soil.
Wikipedia: “Behavior”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 397171.