Results of elemental analyses (EA) and degree of acetylation (DA).

<p>Results of elemental analyses (EA) and degree of acetylation (DA).</p

SEM of four grasshoppers spiecies: a) <i>Celes variabilis</i> female, b) <i>C. variabilis</i> male, c) <i>Decticus verrucivorus</i> female, d) <i>D. verrucivorus</i> male, e) <i>Melanogryllus desertus</i> female, f) <i>M. desertus</i> male, g) <i>Paracyptera labiate</i> female, h) <i>P. labiate</i> male.

<p>SEM of four grasshoppers spiecies: a) <i>Celes variabilis</i> female, b) <i>C. variabilis</i> male, c) <i>Decticus verrucivorus</i> female, d) <i>D. verrucivorus</i> male, e) <i>Melanogryllus desertus</i> female, f) <i>M. desertus</i> male, g) <i>Paracyptera labiate</i> female, h) <i>P. labiate</i> male.</p

XRD of chitin extracted from female and male grasshoppers.

<p>a) <i>Celes varabilis</i> female, b) <i>C. varabilis</i> male, c) <i>Dectius verrucivorus</i> male, d) <i>Melanogryllus desertus</i> female, e) <i>M. desertus</i> male, f) <i>Paracyptera labiata</i> female, g) <i>P. labiata</i> male.</p

FT-IR spectra of the α-chitin isolated from female and male of five grasshopper species.

<p>a) <i>Celes varabilis</i> female, b) <i>C. varabilis</i> male, c<i>) Dectius verrucivorus</i> female, d) <i>D. verrucivorus</i> male, e) <i>Melanogryllus desertus</i> female, f) <i>M. desertus</i> male, g) <i>Paracyptera labiata</i> female, h) <i>P. labiata</i> male.</p

TGA curves of <i>α</i>-chitin extracted from female and male grasshoppers.

<p>a) <i>Celes varabilis</i> female, b) <i>C. varabilis</i> male, c<i>) Dectius verrucivorus</i> female, d) <i>D. verrucivorus</i> male, e) <i>Melanogryllus desertus</i> female, f) <i>M. desertus</i> male, g) <i>Paracyptera labiata</i> female, h) <i>P. labiata</i> male.</p

Localities of the grasshopper species collected from Turkey.

<p>Localities of the grasshopper species collected from Turkey.</p