Subject: What insect is this?
Location: Mpumalanga
March 8, 2013 12:51 am
Hi there
I came across this insect while holidaying in Marloth Park – Mpumalanga Dec 2012.
Signature: unsure
Dear unsure,
This is some species in the order Orthoptera that contains Katydids, Crickets and Grasshoppers. We are unsure of its identity. A head on view is not the ideal vantage for trying to identify an unknown creature. A lateral view would be highly preferred. It also appears that this is a Longhorned Orthopteran in the suborder Ensifera. We were unsure of your location, but we now know that Marloth Park and Mpumalanga are in South Africa.
I believe that it’s an Anostostomatidae.
Anostostomatidae
Thank you for the information.