T. marginella has a pointed anterior segment ending in a pair of antennae which are short, cylindrical, sturdy, segmented and black. A pair of large eyes, oval in shape and white or yellow or black or blue or red.
The abdomen is cylindrical in shape and is the same length as the back knee. The hind legs are large, cylindrical or square in shape with sharp corners and the same color as the body.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Infraorder: Acrididea
Superfamily: Pyrgomorphoidea
Family: Pyrgomorphidae
Subfamily: Pyrgomorphinae
Tribe: Tagastini
Genus: Tagasta
Species: Tagasta marginella
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