ABSTRACT
This paper presents the known Indian Tettigoniidae (Orthoptera) as an updated checklist that includes currently valid names for the fauna with their distribution data. A total of 219 species, a few with subspecies, and 08 subfamilies were recorded to occur in India.
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Orthoptera , Animals , Animal Distribution , India , BirdsABSTRACT
The present paper reports the occurrence of female Acanthogryllus asiaticus Gorochov, 1990 from India and updates the description of Depressogryllus depressiceps (Ebner, 1935); besides, the description of Scapsipedus raychaudhurii Bhowmik, 1967, now classified into the genus Velarifictorus Randell, 1964 [Velarifictorus raychaudhurii (Bhowmik, 1967)] has been revised. Suitable plates with close-up details of the genitalia have been presented in support of the descriptions.
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Gryllidae , Animal Distribution , Animal Structures , Animals , Body Size , Female , India , Organ SizeABSTRACT
In the present paper, we report the occurrence of the cricket subgenus Gryllitara Chopard, 1931 from India along with the description of a new species, Itara (Gryllitara) pilosa sp. nov., from the state of Kerala, South India. Suitable plates with close-up details have been presented to describe the new species, as well as for Itara (Itara) vietnamensis Gorochov being reported from North East India.
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Gryllidae , Lepidoptera , Orthoptera , Animal Distribution , Animal Structures , Animals , Body Size , India , Organ SizeABSTRACT
The present paper deals with the revised description of some lesser known silent-slender crickets of Euscyrtinae (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) from the tropical hilly tracts of India. Besides, we describe a new species, Euscyrtus tubus sp. nov., and report the occurrence of Euscyrtodes ogatai (Shiraki, 1930) from India.
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Gryllidae , Orthoptera , Animal Distribution , Animal Structures , Animals , Body Size , IndiaABSTRACT
The present paper deals with the revision in the generic name of the phalangopsid cricket, Luzaropsis mjobergi Chopard (1926) as Paraluzaropsis, based on significant differences in certain morphological and the male genitalia characters. The male of Paraluzaropsis mjobergi (Chopard) has been described for the first time with suitable plates and line diagrams that was collected from South India. A key to the existing genera of the tribe Luzaropsini has been presented.
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Gryllidae , Animals , MaleABSTRACT
The present paper deals with a description of two new species of crickets of the subfamily Podoscirtinae (Orthoptera: Gryllidae), Trelleora khasiana sp. nov. and Indotrella maculata sp. nov., from India; besides, some additional morphological characteristics of the already reported species, Indotrella angusta Gorochov, 2003 is also presented. The morphological characterization of these two new species is supported with suitable line diagrams and plates. A checklist of crickets of Podoscirtinae for the Asia-tropical region is included.
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Gryllidae , Animal Structures , Animals , Body Size , IndiaABSTRACT
A new species of the phalangopsid cricket in Cacoplistes subgenus, Laminogryllus, is reported and described as Cacoplistes (Laminogryllus) latioribus sp nov., from Rajasthan, India. Description of the two existing phenotypic forms, brachypterous and macropterous is provided with suitable plates and figures.
