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Issue: Vol. 3597 No. 1: 24 Dec. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-12-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3597.1.5
Page range: 41–46
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 2

A new species of the mole cricket genus Gryllotalpa (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae; Gryllotalpinae) from India

Department of Environmental Biotechnology, School of Environmental Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620 024 Tamil Nadu, India
Department of Environmental Biotechnology, School of Environmental Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620 024 Tamil Nadu, India
Department of Environmental Biotechnology, School of Environmental Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620 024 Tamil Nadu, India
Department of Zoology, The Madura College, Madurai-625 011 Tamil Nadu, India
Department of Environmental Biotechnology, School of Environmental Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620 024 Tamil Nadu, India
Orthoptera mole cricket new species India

Abstract

Gryllotalpa krishnani new species (type locality: Tiruchirappalli, India) (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) is described from male, female adults and nymphs. This species is found in the wet soil (10-15cm depth) near to kitchen waste dumping area.

References

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    Chopard, L. (1969) Orthoptera Vol. 2 Grylloidea. In: Sewell, R.B.S. (Ed.), The fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries. Baptist Mission Press, Calcutta, pp. 1–421.

    Ma, L. & Zhang, Y. (2010). A new species of Mole Cricket Genus Gryllotalpa (Orthoptera, Gryllotalpidae) from China. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 136(3+4), 303–306.