First record of Sanaa regalis (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Pseudophyllinae) from the central Himalayas

Abstract

A female individual of Sanaa regalis (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895) was collected in the Tanahun district of Central Nepal in September 2021. This katydid had been reported prior from India in the East Himalayas and Chhattisgarh in Central India. This is the first record of this species from the Central Himalayas, Nepal. The female of this species differs from its congenerics S. imperialis (White, 1846) and S. intermedia Beier, 1944 in its ovipositor being distinctly black at the base.

Grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acrididae & Pyrgomorphidae) of Ghyalchok, Gorkha, Nepal and four new species records

“…Recently, Pudasaini & Dhital (2022) reviewed the Acrididae fauna of Nepal based on work previously done and reported a toal of 69 species in the family. Moreover, there have been some additions, Sanaa regalis (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895) (KC & Sapkota, 2022), Skejotettix netrajyoti Subedi, 2022(Subedi, 2022, Aryalidonta itishreea (Subedi & Kasalo, 2023), Skejotettix kasalo (Subedi, 2023). So, the number provided does not reflect the full number of species; there still is a need for extended research to enhance the knowledge of the grasshopper fauna of Nepal and the distribution and ecological requirement of the species concerned.…”