ON A COLLECTION OF ORTHOPTERA (INSECTA) FROM BARNAWAPARA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, RAIPUR, CHHATTISGARH, INDIA
SUNIL KUMAR GUPTA *
ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, 535, M, BLOCK, NEW ALIPORE, KOLKATA- 700053, WEST BENGAL, INDIA.
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Abstract
The paper deals with the collection of Orthoptera fauna of Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, which includes the study of 73 species pertaining to 62 genera under 8 families. Of these, eleven species i.e. Hieroglyphus indicus Mason, Oxya japonica japonica (Thunberg). Atractomorpha burri Bolivar, Loxoblemmus fletcheri Chopard, Holochlora indica Kirby, Khaoyaiana nitens Ingrisch, Hexacentrus unicolor Serville, Parasanaa donovani (Donovon), Phyllozelus (Phyllozelus) siccus siccus (Walker), Sanaa regalis (Brunner) and Sathrophyllia femorata (Fabricius) are recorded for the first time from Chhattisgarh state and one species Acrida turrita (Linnaeus) is new addition to the fauna of India.
Keywords: Orthoptera, Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary, Chhattisgarh, India