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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Roger Key Family   Acrididae Sub Family   Description   grasshoppers Background to Family   An entirely herbivorous family, mainly feeding on grasses, but also dicot herbs. Individual species may eat a wide range of grasses, although research has shown that certain hosts are preferred over others. Preferences may also change during development, as the mandibles become suited to tougher plant material.     No. taxa in DBIF   11 No. interactions   22 % interactions with British data   100% No. records   22 % taxa with British data   100% Notes   Data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings.; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   1965 Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.   Source   Ragge, D.R. (1965) Grasshoppers, Crickets and Cockroaches of the British Isles 1-299:189 Source   Ragge, D.R. (1965) Grasshoppers, Crickets and Cockroaches of the British Isles 1-299:211 Source   Ragge, D.R. (1965) Grasshoppers, Crickets and Cockroaches of the British Isles 1-299:175 Source   Ragge, D.R. (1965) Grasshoppers, Crickets and Cockroaches of the British Isles 1-299:185 Source   Ragge, D.R. (1965) Grasshoppers, Crickets and Cockroaches of the British Isles 1-299:193 Source   Ragge, D.R. (1965) Grasshoppers, Crickets and Cockroaches of the British Isles 1-299:178 Source   Ragge, D.R. (1965) Grasshoppers, Crickets and Cockroaches of the British Isles 1-299:182 Source   Ragge, D.R. (1965) Grasshoppers, Crickets and Cockroaches of the British Isles 1-299:206 Source   Ragge, D.R. (1965) Grasshoppers, Crickets and Cockroaches of the British Isles 1-299:216 Source   Ragge, D.R. (1965) Grasshoppers, Crickets and Cockroaches of the British Isles 1-299:201 Source   Ragge, D.R. (1965) Grasshoppers, Crickets and Cockroaches of the British Isles 1-299:199