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Description and distribution of Bush hoppers (Pyrgomorphidae) from district Khairpur Mirs, Sindh, Pakistan

. Waheed Ali Panhwar, Kousar Parveen Memon, Abdul Manan Shaikh, Naheed Shah, Ghulam Jaffar, Khadim Hussain Memon, Rahmatullah Khan and Shabana Mangi


Abstract

Bush hoppers belongs to the Orthoptera and Caelifera family Pyrgomorphidae. The Pyrgomorphidae family is characterized by huge morphological variations among species and genus worldwide. Because of their body colouration, this charismatic group of bush hoppers is famous for its unique pronotum patterns. They are considered moderate pests, which attack a broad range of farm crops and cause an outbreak of their instars. Present study was carried out during (January-September) 2020 from various tehsils of Khairpur. About 432 Pyrgomrphidae specimens were colletced which were sorted into family Pyrgomorphidae with (05) genera and (06) species i.e: Tenuitarsus orientalis Kevan,1959,Chrotogonus trachypterus (Blanchard, 1836), Chrotogonus  homalodemus (Blanchard,1836) Atractomorpha acutipennis (Guerin-Meneville,1844), Pyrgomorpha bispinosa deserti Bey-Bienko and Mistshenko, 1951 and Poekilocerus pictus (Fabricius, 1775). Of which Tenuitarsus orientalis Kevan, 1959 is redescribed from Pakistan. In addition to this, all species were first time recorded from district Khairpur Mirs. Besides, tehsil wise distribution of species along with description is provided.

Index Terms-Bush-hoppers, Caelifera, Morphological variations, Pyrgomorphidae, Species

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