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First description of the female of Letana mursinga Ingrisch & Shishodia, 2000 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae; Phaneropterinae; Letanini) from India

Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, Block M, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700053, India
Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, Block M, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700053, India
Orthoptera Arunachal Pradesh distribution katydid long-horned

Abstract

Female of Letana mursinga Ingrisch & Shishodia, 2000 is described first time from Arunachal Pradesh, India along with a checklist of Indian species of Letana Walker, 1869. A map is also prepared for its distribution.

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