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Husbandry Manual for Eurycnema goliath
Tara Bearman
3.1 Morphometrics
Mass
3.1.1 Mass and Basic Body Measurements
Female weighs approximately 40-50 grams, male weighs approximately 30-40 grams.
Body Length (Head to Tip of Abdomen)
Male 121-146 mm, Female 172-204 mm. (Brock, 1998).
Antannae
Female antennae is approximately 32mm; male antennae is approximately 57mm (Brock,
1998).
Wings
Brock (1998) states the average length of the forewings is 44 mm in the female, 15-20 mm
in the male.
3.1.2 Sexual Dimorphism
Body Length
Male 121-146 mm, Female 172-204 mm. (Brock, 1998).
Abdomen
Female: Operculum long, tapering to slightly pointed tip. Anal segment semitruncate, with
lamina superaanalis present. Cerci broad, 2-2.5 × longer than wide (Brock, 1998).
Male: Margins at end of anal segment slightly broadened; triangular, when viewed laterally,
claspers with several black teeth within. Cerci broad, approximately 4 × as long as wide
(Brock, 1998).
Thorax
The mesonotum in the female is slightly shorter than in the male.
Males always have bold, uneven, paired, green spines on the mesonotum; typically, 2 pairs
on first half-and a pair towards hind part of segment (Brock, 1998).
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