Diversity of Field Crickets (Gryllidae: Orthoptera) From Mirpurkhas, Sindh

  • SHAMSHAD ALI TALPUR
Keywords: Gryllidae, Gryllinae, Nemobiinae, Orthoptera, Gryllus, New records, Mirpurkhas.

Abstract

During the present survey, 12 species were collected from district Mirpurkhas that includes 11 species and 01 subspecies belonging to family Gryllidae consists of 02 sub-families i-e: Gryllinae and Nemobiinae. These 02 subfamilies pertaining to 03 tribe’s i-e Gryllini, Medicogryllini and Pteronemobiini under 05 genera. As a result of this work, a total of 626 specimens were captured from 07 localities of District Mirpurkhas. Out of these species, 01 species and 01 subspecies such as Gryllus multipulsator and Gryllus (gryllus) assimilis assimilis subspecies were recorded as first time from the region.

Published
2020-11-27