Grasshoppers, Crickets and Katydids of Kerala, an updated checklist for the order Orthoptera

Authors

  • E. S. Thasnim
  • C. Bijoy
  • Dhaneesh Bhaskar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v48i3.936

Abstract

An updated checklist of the order Orthoptera of Kerala is provided. Eighty five species have been added to the existing checklist. A total of 215 species and 21 subspecies belonging to 154 genera under 18 families of two suborders are enumerated along with their distributional data across the state. Suborders Caelifera and Ensifera are represented by 127 and 88 species, respectively.

Author Biographies

E. S. Thasnim

Shadpada Entomology Research Lab, Department of Zoology, Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India

C. Bijoy

Shadpada Entomology Research Lab, Department of Zoology, Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India

Dhaneesh Bhaskar

IUCN SSC Grasshopper Specialist Group: Care Earth Trust, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600061, India

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Published

2023-09-30

How to Cite

Thasnim, E. S., Bijoy, C., & Bhaskar, D. (2023). Grasshoppers, Crickets and Katydids of Kerala, an updated checklist for the order Orthoptera . ENTOMON, 48(3), 331–356. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v48i3.936

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 3 (2023)

Section

Articles