Taxonomic studies on the gaudy grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphoidea: Pyrgomorphidae) from the northeastern states of India

Abstract

A survey of the northeastern states of India recorded 10 species representing five genera belonging to four tribes of the family Pyrgomorphidae. For identification, in addition to conventional morphological characters, the detailed structures of male and female genitalia were also included. All the genera studied are described. Morphometry and distribution of each species are also given.

Keywords

• pyrgomorphidae
• species
• key
• caelifera
• tribes