FIELD DIET OF THE GRASSHOPPER ABRACRIS DILECTA WALKER (ORTHOPTERA, ACRIDIDAE)

teraceae) and Hyptis suaveolens Poit. (Lamiaceae) comprised 50 % ofthe diet. The diet breadth of A. dilecta was compared to that of other II grasshopper species ofthe same sub-family, with rarefaction curves. The number of plant species eaten by A. dilecla was greater than that 01 ' nine olheI ' grasshopper species of the same sub-family (Rhachicreagra spp.) but was lower then two others (Microptylopteryx hebardi Rehn, 1905 and Rhachicreagra astytophallus Jago & Rowell, 1981). This results are dis-cussed in view ofthe broad geographical range and possession ofdeveloped wings by A. dilecta, which contrasts with mos! Ommatolampinae grasshoppers