Body form in jumping insects
| . | . | Body . | . | Hind leg tibia . | Hind leg femur . | . | . | Ratio of femur lengths . | . | . | Hind leg length as % of body length¶ . | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | Insect (N) . | Body mass (mg) . | Body length§(mm) . | Length (mm) . | Length (mm) . | Max. width (mm) . | Min. width (mm) . | Front . | Middle . | Hind . | . | |||||
| Bush crickets | Pholidoptera ♀ (8) | 602±42 | 23.2(+10)±0.8 | 17.8±0.3 | 18.7±0.4 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 158 | |||||
| Pholidoptera ♂ (12) | 415±20 | 21.6±0.6 | 15.6±0.2 | 17.1±0.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 152 | ||||||
| Meconema ♀ (4) | 174 | 18(+10) | 11.5±0.5 | 10±0.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 2.1 | 125 | ||||||
| Conocephalus ♀ (3) | 250±15 | 22(+9)±1 | 11±0.5 | 10.5±0.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 2.1 | 95 | ||||||
| Conocephalus ♂ (4) | 130±5 | 17±1.1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 118 | ||||||
| Leptophyes ♀ (2) | 285 | 20(+5) | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 160 | ||||||
| Cricket | Gryllus bimaculatus ♀ (4) | 889±65 | 34±1 | 9±0.5 | 11±0.5 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 59 | |||||
| Gryllus bimaculatus ♂ (4) | 738±24 | 29±2 | 9±0.5 | 11±0.4 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 69 | ||||||
| Flea* | Spilopsyllus cuniculus | 0.45 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.45 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 57 | |||||||
| Locusts | Schistocerca gregaria ♀ (5) | 2000±40 | 47.2±1.4 | 21.8±0.2 | 21.8±0.2 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 93 | |||||
| Schistocerca gregaria ♂ (5) | 1600±35 | 41.4±1.2 | 20.2±0.4 | 20.2±0.4 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 98 | ||||||
| Anacridium ♀ (6) | 3550±58 | 44.3±0.5 | 18.9±0.4 | 20.9±0.4 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 90 | ||||||
| Anacridium ♂ (7) | 1840±44 | 58.4±0.4 | 24.6±0.9 | 27.6±0.9 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 1 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 89 | ||||||
| False stick insect† | Prosarthria teretrirostris ♀ (16) | 1540±12 | 104.4±1.4 | 34.6±0.4 | 32.8±0.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | 62 | |||||
| Prosarthria teretrirostris ♂ (10) | 280±10 | 67.5±0.8 | 26.1±0.4 | 24±0.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 71 | ||||||
| Stick insects‡ | Sipyloidea sp. ♀ (18) | 924±37.8 | 92±0.9 | 21±0.5 | 21±0.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 46 | |||||
| Sipyloidea sp. ♂ (10) | 164±4.6 | 65±0.5 | 21±0.3 | 21±0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 64 | ||||||
| (Non-jumping) | Carausius morosus ♀ (10) | 1100±4 | 78±0.15 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 39 | |||||||
| . | . | Body . | . | Hind leg tibia . | Hind leg femur . | . | . | Ratio of femur lengths . | . | . | Hind leg length as % of body length¶ . | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | Insect (N) . | Body mass (mg) . | Body length§(mm) . | Length (mm) . | Length (mm) . | Max. width (mm) . | Min. width (mm) . | Front . | Middle . | Hind . | . | |||||
| Bush crickets | Pholidoptera ♀ (8) | 602±42 | 23.2(+10)±0.8 | 17.8±0.3 | 18.7±0.4 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 158 | |||||
| Pholidoptera ♂ (12) | 415±20 | 21.6±0.6 | 15.6±0.2 | 17.1±0.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 152 | ||||||
| Meconema ♀ (4) | 174 | 18(+10) | 11.5±0.5 | 10±0.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 2.1 | 125 | ||||||
| Conocephalus ♀ (3) | 250±15 | 22(+9)±1 | 11±0.5 | 10.5±0.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 2.1 | 95 | ||||||
| Conocephalus ♂ (4) | 130±5 | 17±1.1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 118 | ||||||
| Leptophyes ♀ (2) | 285 | 20(+5) | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 160 | ||||||
| Cricket | Gryllus bimaculatus ♀ (4) | 889±65 | 34±1 | 9±0.5 | 11±0.5 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 59 | |||||
| Gryllus bimaculatus ♂ (4) | 738±24 | 29±2 | 9±0.5 | 11±0.4 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 69 | ||||||
| Flea* | Spilopsyllus cuniculus | 0.45 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.45 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 57 | |||||||
| Locusts | Schistocerca gregaria ♀ (5) | 2000±40 | 47.2±1.4 | 21.8±0.2 | 21.8±0.2 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 93 | |||||
| Schistocerca gregaria ♂ (5) | 1600±35 | 41.4±1.2 | 20.2±0.4 | 20.2±0.4 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 98 | ||||||
| Anacridium ♀ (6) | 3550±58 | 44.3±0.5 | 18.9±0.4 | 20.9±0.4 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 90 | ||||||
| Anacridium ♂ (7) | 1840±44 | 58.4±0.4 | 24.6±0.9 | 27.6±0.9 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 1 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 89 | ||||||
| False stick insect† | Prosarthria teretrirostris ♀ (16) | 1540±12 | 104.4±1.4 | 34.6±0.4 | 32.8±0.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | 62 | |||||
| Prosarthria teretrirostris ♂ (10) | 280±10 | 67.5±0.8 | 26.1±0.4 | 24±0.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 71 | ||||||
| Stick insects‡ | Sipyloidea sp. ♀ (18) | 924±37.8 | 92±0.9 | 21±0.5 | 21±0.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 46 | |||||
| Sipyloidea sp. ♂ (10) | 164±4.6 | 65±0.5 | 21±0.3 | 21±0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 64 | ||||||
| (Non-jumping) | Carausius morosus ♀ (10) | 1100±4 | 78±0.15 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 39 | |||||||