Some Records of grasshoppers (Pyrgomorphidae, Tetrigidae , Dericorythidae, Acrididae) of Baluchistan housed at National Insect Museum, Pakistan

Grasshoppers recorded before and after partition of Pakistan that are housed at National Insect Museum, Islamabad were examined during the present study. The examined material has never been published, especially grasshoppers group from this museum. A record of 24 species and subspecies, 21 genera f...

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Main Authors: Waheed Ali Panhwar, Ahmed Zia, Anjum Shehzad, Shahrukh Soomro, Muhammad Inam, Noor Ahmed Noonari
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Published: Entomological Society of Iran 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://jesi.areeo.ac.ir/article_133259_ec6b3305a64669046e5da8b20f5863de.pdf
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Muhammad Inam
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description Grasshoppers recorded before and after partition of Pakistan that are housed at National Insect Museum, Islamabad were examined during the present study. The examined material has never been published, especially grasshoppers group from this museum. A record of 24 species and subspecies, 21 genera falling in the 04 families’ i-e: Pyrgomorphidae, Tetrigidae, Dericorythidae, and Acrididae from only Baluchistan province has been presented in this paper. Some of the specimens were unidentified and some found with old names are identified with their valid species or subspecies names. The species Tenuitarsus angustus (Blanchard, 1836), Dericorys annulata (Fieber, 1853), Gonista rotundata Uvarov, 1933, Pyrgodera armata (Fischer von Waldheim, 1820) and Tropidopola longicornis syrica (Walker, 1871) are first time recorded from Baluchistan Pakistan. Pyrgodera armata (Fischer von Waldheim, 1820) is first time recorded from Pakistan making an addition to the list of grasshoppers of Pakistan. Many species distribution has been extended to new localities of Baluchistan Province of Pakistan.
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spelling doaj-art-4e2f6e213862436f943aedb57ae89d322025-08-20T01:51:13ZengEntomological Society of Iranنامه انجمن حشره‌شناسی ایران0259-99962783-39682025-04-0145222724610.61186/jesi.45.2.4133259Some Records of grasshoppers (Pyrgomorphidae, Tetrigidae , Dericorythidae, Acrididae) of Baluchistan housed at National Insect Museum, PakistanWaheed Ali Panhwar0Ahmed Zia1Anjum Shehzad2Shahrukh Soomro3Muhammad Inam4Noor Ahmed Noonari5Department of Zoology , University of Sindh Jamshoro, PakistanNational Insect Museum, National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, PakistanNational Insect Museum, National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Zoology, Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur, PakistanDepartment of Zoology, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan PakistanDepartment of Zoology, Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur, PakistanGrasshoppers recorded before and after partition of Pakistan that are housed at National Insect Museum, Islamabad were examined during the present study. The examined material has never been published, especially grasshoppers group from this museum. A record of 24 species and subspecies, 21 genera falling in the 04 families’ i-e: Pyrgomorphidae, Tetrigidae, Dericorythidae, and Acrididae from only Baluchistan province has been presented in this paper. Some of the specimens were unidentified and some found with old names are identified with their valid species or subspecies names. The species Tenuitarsus angustus (Blanchard, 1836), Dericorys annulata (Fieber, 1853), Gonista rotundata Uvarov, 1933, Pyrgodera armata (Fischer von Waldheim, 1820) and Tropidopola longicornis syrica (Walker, 1871) are first time recorded from Baluchistan Pakistan. Pyrgodera armata (Fischer von Waldheim, 1820) is first time recorded from Pakistan making an addition to the list of grasshoppers of Pakistan. Many species distribution has been extended to new localities of Baluchistan Province of Pakistan.https://jesi.areeo.ac.ir/article_133259_ec6b3305a64669046e5da8b20f5863de.pdfdiversitychecklistorthopteradistributionrecord
spellingShingle Waheed Ali Panhwar
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Noor Ahmed Noonari
Some Records of grasshoppers (Pyrgomorphidae, Tetrigidae , Dericorythidae, Acrididae) of Baluchistan housed at National Insect Museum, Pakistan
نامه انجمن حشره‌شناسی ایران
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title Some Records of grasshoppers (Pyrgomorphidae, Tetrigidae , Dericorythidae, Acrididae) of Baluchistan housed at National Insect Museum, Pakistan
title_full Some Records of grasshoppers (Pyrgomorphidae, Tetrigidae , Dericorythidae, Acrididae) of Baluchistan housed at National Insect Museum, Pakistan
title_fullStr Some Records of grasshoppers (Pyrgomorphidae, Tetrigidae , Dericorythidae, Acrididae) of Baluchistan housed at National Insect Museum, Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed Some Records of grasshoppers (Pyrgomorphidae, Tetrigidae , Dericorythidae, Acrididae) of Baluchistan housed at National Insect Museum, Pakistan
title_short Some Records of grasshoppers (Pyrgomorphidae, Tetrigidae , Dericorythidae, Acrididae) of Baluchistan housed at National Insect Museum, Pakistan
title_sort some records of grasshoppers pyrgomorphidae tetrigidae dericorythidae acrididae of baluchistan housed at national insect museum pakistan
topic diversity
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orthoptera
distribution
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url https://jesi.areeo.ac.ir/article_133259_ec6b3305a64669046e5da8b20f5863de.pdf
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