Studies on some Tetrigidae (Orthoptera) from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Abstract

Tetrigidae (Orthoptera) from the Indian region, lodged in the Lyman Entomo- (Hancock 1904) is reinstated in place of C. hancocki (Kirby 1910).

Tetriginae (Tetrigidae: Orthoptera) of Rawalpindi Division

“…New record: This species has been recorded for the first time from. Punjab while Wagan and Kevan (1992) recorded it from Jamshoro (Sindh). Habitat: The specimens were collected from the boundary of a water pool and the stones with thick mosses growing on them.…”

“…The main work on the tetrigid fauna was done in the undivided India by Kirby (1914) and Hancock (1912Hancock ( , 1913Hancock ( , 1915. After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, some work has been done by Moeed (1971), Wagan and Kevan (1992) and Suhail et al (1994) in different localities of Pakistan. In the present work, this family is represented by eleven species in four genera.…”

An annotated Checklist of grasshoppers (Acridoidea: Orthoptera) of Punjab, Pakistan

“…A number of studies regarding species exploration, distribution and taxonomy on grasshoppers have been published from the various part of the country. These are includes: Wagan & Kevan (1992); Anjum et al (1994);Suhail et al (1999); Saeed et al (2000); Wagan et al (2001); Mahmood et al (2004); Soomro & Wagan (2005) (2023). Beside the significant contributions on grasshoppers of Pakistan.…”

Taxonomic Studies of Tetriginae (Tetrigidae:Orthoptera) of Thal Area (Punjab) Pakistan

“…The taxonomic studies on Tetrigidae of Indo-Pak subcontinent have been made mainly by Kirby (1914) and Hancock (1915). Subsequently a number of genera and species were described by Hancock (1912Hancock ( , 1913, Bei-Bienko and Mishchenko (1951), Pajni and Shaila (1983), Wagan and Kevan (1992) and Suhail et al (1994). Very little systematic work has been done on the tetrigid fauna from Pakistan.…”