The green-brown polymorphism of the club-legged grasshopper Gomphocerus sibiricus is heritable and appears genetically simple

摘要

Color morphs in the club-legged grasshoppers . Green morphs are easily identified by the presence of green. Brown and pied morph both lack green and are therefore considered brown sensu . Pied morphs show a characteristic pale transverse line (bordered by dark areas) running from the sides of the head across the lateral lobes of the pronotum. Pied individual typically also show a dark patch on the frons, in particular in females