Journal of Entomological Research
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue: 2

A Checklist of Acridoidea (Orthoptera) of Punjab, India

  • Author:
  • Hirdesh Kumar, Mohd. Kamil Usmani
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 173 to 175

Section of Entomology, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202 002, Uttar Pradesh  India

*Corresponding author's E-mail: entomologist1985@gmail.com

Online published on 24 July, 2012.

Abstract

In surveys on Acridoid fauna 60 species of locusts and grasshoppers were recorded from different localities of Punjab. Amongst these species maximum number of species were from family Acrididae followed by family Catantopidae. some species from family Pyrgomorphidae were also recorded.

Keywords

Checklist, Acridoidea, Orthoptera, Punjab