Sighting 4649453
Psednura musgravei
4 Musgraves Psednura at Monga, NSW
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| Psednura musgravei | RogerF | 6 Mar 2025 | |
| Psednura pedestris | RogerF | 28 Feb 2025 | |
| Acrida conica | clarehoneydove | 27 Feb 2025 | |
| Acrida conica | clarehoneydove | 27 Feb 2025 |
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Significant sighting
10 comments
28 Feb 2025
NB No wing buds = apterus. Normally seen on Restionaceae in heathlands eg along the Nerriga Road. I have not seen it in woodlands nor so far west but have not checked the Atlas.
A good find worth following up.
A good find worth following up.
28 Feb 2025
There is a second species of Psednura, P. musgravei, that coexists with P. pedestris. It would be worth getting pictires of the genitalia that would help distinguish the two. In fact pictures of the genitalia are always useful for Orthoptera.
1 Mar 2025
Back to the topic though I will revisit the location and see if I can scout them out
9 Mar 2025
A check of Key,s original paper describing all the species of Psednurini with locations, confirms that the inland species is Psednura musgravei not P.pedestris. The Monga location is new.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.922776-35.494589
- Altitude 691.0m
- Maps Monga National Park Mongarlowe River
- Places Monga, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 27 Feb 2025 02:42 PM Recorded on
- clarehoneydove Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- clarehoneydove NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Significant Featured Pinned Psednura musgravei Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Psednura musgravei Scientific name
- Musgraves Psednura Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 805.6m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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