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Issue: Vol. 4895 No. 3: 16 Dec. 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-12-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4895.3.4
Page range: 381–397
Abstract views: 163
PDF downloaded: 9

An Illustrated Key of Pyrgomorphidae (Orthoptera: Caelifera) of the Indian Subcontinent Region

Department of Zoology, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Department of Zoology, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
Department of Genetics, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Orthoptera dichotomous key gaudy grasshoppers taxonomy

Abstract

The Indian subcontinent is known to harbor a high level of insect biodiversity and endemism, but the grasshopper fauna in this region is poorly understood, in part due to the lack of appropriate taxonomic resources. Based on detailed examinations of museum specimens and high-resolution digital images, we have produced an illustrated key to 21 Pyrgomorphidae genera known from the Indian subcontinent. This new identification key will become a useful tool for increasing our knowledge on the taxonomy of grasshoppers in this important biogeographic region.

 

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