First record of Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873 (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Acridinae) from India with description of its female genitalia

Authors

  • Hirdesh Kumar
     Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, Block M, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700053
  • Mohd. Kamil Usmani
    Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
  • D. Suresh Chand
     Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, Block M, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700053

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i2S/2023/172509

Keywords:

grasshoppers, short-horned, slant-faced, Western Himalaya.

Abstract

The genus Acrida includes 41 species worldwide of which 7 species are reported from India. The female specimen of Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873 was collected from Himachal Pradesh, which is recorded for the first time from India. An opportunity is taken to redescribe and illustrate the female including its genitalia.

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2023-07-01

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Kumar, H., Usmani , M. K., & Suresh Chand, D. (2023). First record of <i>Acrida acuminata</i> Stål, 1873 (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Acridinae) from India with description of its female genitalia. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 123(2S), 139–144. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i2S/2023/172509

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Volume 123, Issue 2S, Special Issue 2023

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