Ecological notes on Orthoptera (<i>S. Str.</i>) in British Columbia

Authors

  • V. R. Vickery Lyman Entomological Museum and Research Laboratory Macdonald Campus McGill University Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QC
  • B. Nagy Novenyvedelmi Kutato Intezet. Research Institute for Plant Protection Budapest II. Herman O.u. 15.

Keywords:

Orthoptera

Abstract

Collections and observations were made of the grasshoppers of the semi-arid Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, during August and September 1969. The habitats. frequency and local distribution of 37 species are discussed, based on 40 collecting sites.

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2019-08-28

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Vol. 70 (1973): Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia

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