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Characters to separate taxa in Zaprochilinae

body size
very small, usually 20 mm or less)much larger
development of wings
males micropterous or brachypterous, females winglessboth sexes fully winged, except for Zaprochilus jingemarra (photograph)
Kawanaphila
    widespread in south-western Western Australia and the south-east, absent from Nullarbor Plain		 Zaprochilinae (partial)
Source: Rentz, D.C.F. 1996. Grasshopper Country. The Abundant Orthopteroid Insects of Australia. i-xi, 1-284
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