TAXONOMIC STUDIES ON ORTHOPTERA FAUNA OF UDANTI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, GARIYABAND, CHHATTISGARH, INDIA

摘要

The study presents taxonomic account of 50 species pertaining to 45 genera under 8 families of Orthoptera from Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary, Gariyaband, Chhattisgarh, India.A noteworthy contribution of Orthoptera fauna of Chhattisgarh has been made by Sinha & Agarwal (1973), Dwivedi (1978 & 1990), Dwivedi & Chattoraj (1985), Shishodia (2000), Chandra et. al. (2007), Gupta et al. (2008), Gupta & Chandra (2010, 2013 & 2014),Shishodia et. al. (2010) and Chandra & Gupta (2011). During the extensive and intensive survey of Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary from 2011 to 2014, a total of 705 specimens pertaining to 51 species and subspecies pertaining to 46 genera under 8 families viz.Acrididae 23 species 21 genera, Pyrgomorphidae 3 species 3 genera, Tetrigidae 5 species 4 genera, Gryllidae 9 species 8 genera, Trigonidiidae 1 species 1 genus, Gryllotalpidae 1 species 1 genus, Tettigoniidae 6 species 6 genera were collected from different localities by the survey team of Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. The species recorded for the first time from Chhattisgarh state are marked with an asterisk (*). The systematic account, details of material collected and co-ordinates and geographic distribution of all the species in Chhattisgarh are also incorporated.