UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

DISTRIBUTIONAL RECORDS OF ORTHOPTERA (INSECTA) FAUNA OF BADALKHOL WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, JASHPUR, CHHATTISIGARH, INDIA

SUNIL KUMAR GUPTA *

ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA PRAN VIGYAN BHAWAN, 'M' BLOCK, NEWALIPORE, KOLKATA-7.00053, INDIA

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

The paper deals with the study of faunal diversity of Orthoptera of Badakho Wildlife Sanctuary, Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. Altogether 31 species and subspecies pertaining to 29 genera belonging to 6 families of Orthopteran fauna have been reported for the first time from the sanctuary.

Keywords: Orthoptera, Badalkhol Wildlife Sanctuary, Chhattisgarh, India

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