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Issue: Vol. 5336 No. 3: 23 Aug. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-08-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5336.3.3
Page range: 349-372
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Checklist of Tettigoniidae (Orthoptera: Ensifera) from India

Krishi Vigyan Kendra; Abusar (SKRAU; Bikaner) Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan)- 333001 India
ICAR Emeritus Scientist Scheme; Department of Entomology; Rajasthan College of Agriculture; MPUAT; Udaipur; (Rajasthan) - 313001 India
Agriculture University; Jodhpur; (Rajasthan) - 342304 India
Orthoptera India OrthopteraEnsifera Tettogoniidae New genus new species

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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