Reproduction
Object numberRCSHC/474
Scientific nameTettigonia viridissima
CollectionHunterian
CategoryWet preparations
DescriptionThe body of a green grasshopper dissected to show the digestive tract in detail.
Production date Estimated 1760 - Estimated 1793
Preparator
Owner/user
presented
Related objectsRCSHC/443RCSHC/473RCSHC/475RCSHC/607RCSHC/608RCSHC/609RCSHC/610RCSHC/611RCSHC/784RCSSC/HDB/3/2/881/2
Physical Location
LocationOn display in the Hunterian Museum, Room 4: The Long Gallery
Physical Information
Physical descriptionWet preparation of tissue mounted in an oval glass jar with glass lid.
Materialglass (material)
Insecta
Dimensions
whole height: 241 mm
whole width: 165 mm
whole depth: 92 mm
whole weight: 3537 g
whole width: 165 mm
whole depth: 92 mm
whole weight: 3537 g
Bibliography
SourceDobson 1970-71
Transcript474 E.: A Green Grasshopper (Phasgonura viridissima) dissected from the left side to show the alimentary canal. The crop and gizzard are small. The hepatic caeca form two Iobes directed forward and enveloping the gizzard. The stomach is long and capacious and is separated from the intestine by a large number of filamentous Malpighian tubes. The rectum is dilated.
