New cricket species

Context: A new cricket species was discovered by researchers on the Ashoka University campus.

About the Species:

• Hexacentrus ashoka is a genus of predatory katydids.
• In India, the genus Hexacentrus is represented by 7 species of which 6 are morphologically characterized while one is only acoustically characterized.
• Hexacentrusis the type genus of bush-crickets in the subfamily Hexacentrinae.
• Most species of this genus occur in Southeast Asiaand in Africa.

About Crickets

• Crickets are divided into two groups-
  • true crickets (ground and tree crickets)
  • bush crickets/katydids.
• Crickets are nocturnal in nature.

• Bush crickets belong to an order called Orthoptera.
  • This order includes species of grasshoppers and crickets.

SOURCE: THE HINDU

Previous Year Questions

Q.1) Consider the following kinds of organisms: (2021)
1. Copepods
2. Cyanobacteria
3. Diatoms
4. Foraminifera

Which of the above are primary producers in the food chains of oceans?

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3.  3 and 4
4. 1 and 4

Q2. Which of the following is not a bird? (2022)

1. Golden Mahseer
2. Indian Nightjar
3. Spoonbill
4. White Ibis