Acridoidea and Pyrgomorphoidea (Insecta: Orthoptera) of Rajaji National Park

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  • Narender Sharma
     Zoological Survey of India, Northern Regional Centre, 218 Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun – 248195, Uttarakhand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i4/2018/132291

Keywords:

Acridoidea, Orthoptera, Pyrgomorphoidea, Rajaji National Park

Abstract

37 species and subspecies belonging to 28 genera and 2 families of grasshoppers have been reported from Rajaji National Park of Uttarakhand. Key to superfamilies, subfamilies, genera and species have also been provided. Two species i.e., Chrotogonus armatus Steinmann and Acrotylus insubricus inficitus (Walker) have been reported from the state Uttarakhand for the first time.

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2018-11-13

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Sharma, N. (2018). Acridoidea and Pyrgomorphoidea (Insecta: Orthoptera) of Rajaji National Park. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 118(4), 350–369. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i4/2018/132291

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Volume 118, Issue 4, 2018

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