Taxonomic studies on Acrididae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) of Gujarat region under Western Ghats of India

Abstract :

Thirteen species of locusts and grasshoppers representing ten genera and seven subfamilies belonging to the family Acrididae are reported from different localities of Gujarat region under Western Ghats of India. Localities surveyed and distribution of each species collected from Gujarat region under Western Ghats of India is discussed. A comprehensive report of Acridoid fauna of this region is given for the first time
 


Keyword :

Acrididae, Gujarat, Taxonomy, Diversity, Orthoptera
 


Author(s) : Kumar, H., Usmani, M. K.
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Published Issue : 2016 Vol. 11 Number 1


2016 Vol. 11 Number 1