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Issue: Vol. 5296 No. 2: 26 May 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-05-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5296.2.10
Page range: 292-300
Abstract views: 233
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Description of two new species of the Genus Ducetia Stål 1874 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae) from India

Department of Environmental Studies; Satyawati College University of Delhi; Delhi-110052 India
Department of Environmental Studies; Faculty of Science; North Campus (Chhatra Marg); University of Delhi; Delhi-110007; INDIA
Orthoptera Bioacoustics Bush cricket Ducetia India Katydid Species description

Abstract

In the present paper the genus Ducetia Stål 1874 in India is reviewed. The diagnostic characters for two new species of Ducetia Stål 1874, D. assamica sp. nov. from North-East India and D. rohinii sp. nov. from Western Ghats are described. The two species are part of Ducetia japonica species complex. Further information on the distribution and ecology of species is given. A key to studied species of Ducetia is presented. While morphologically similar, D. assamica and D. rohinii show distinct differences in their call structures. Our work demonstrates the importance of acoustic signals in taxonomic studies.

 

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