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Issue: Vol. 3955 No. 3: 5 May 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-05-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3955.3.2
Page range: 329–339
Abstract views: 22
PDF downloaded: 1

Morphological characterization of some representative species of the genus Loxoblemmus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae; Gryllinae; Gryllini) from India

ICAR, Network Project on Insect Biosystematics, Department of Entomology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology,Udaipur, Rajasthan- 313001 India.
ICAR, Network Project on Insect Biosystematics, Department of Entomology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology,Udaipur, Rajasthan- 313001 India.
ICAR, Network Project on Insect Biosystematics, Department of Entomology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology,Udaipur, Rajasthan- 313001 India.
Orthoptera Gryllidae Gryllinae Loxoblemmus India

Abstract

Morphological characterization of some common species of the genus Loxoblemmus (Gryllidae: Gryllinae) from India is presented. In all, 5 species were identified that included two, Loxoblemmus equestris Saussure and Loxoblemmus haani Saussure, from the sub-humid regions of Rajasthan (South West India) and Madhya Pradesh (Central India); while three species, Loxoblemmus taicoun Saussure, Loxoblemmus jacobsoni Chopard and Loxoblemmus intermedius Chopard from the humid hilly regions of Meghalaya and Assam (North East India). Of the 5 reported species, based on the comparative linear measurements, L. haani is relatively larger than the other species encountered.