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Some new records of katydids
(Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from Uttar Pradesh, India
Ramesh Singh Yadav 1 &
Dharmendra Kumar 2
1 Government
School Dehariya, Post - Rohuna
(Zamania), District- Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh 232331,
India.
2 Janta
Vedic College Baraut, Baghpat
District, Uttar Pradesh 250611, India.
1 ramesh_bhu@rediffmail.com
(corresponding author), 2 vermaento@gmail.com
Editor: R.K. Avasthi, Rtd. Associate
Professor/Head, Vaish College, Rohtak, India. Date
of publication: 26 April 2020 (online & print)
Citation:
Yadav, R.S. & D. Kumar (2020). Some new records of katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from Uttar Pradesh, India. Journal of
Threatened Taxa 12(5): 15655-15660. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.4331.12.5.15655-15660
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Acknowledgements: Authors are thankful to the Professor-in-charge, RGSC,
BHU, Barkachha, Mirzapur,
India for laboratory assistance.The first
author wishes to
extend his gratitude
to Dr. Sigfrid Ingrisch, Germany
for providing the
translation of Beier’s key
(1954), and also
to Dr M.A. Farooqi (India) for providing the necessary literature.
Abstract: In the present investigation
intensive field surveys were undertaken to explore katydids of Uttar
Pradesh. Five species of katydids from
four genera, namely, Letana cf. megastridula Ingrisch, 1990, Parasanaa donovani
(Donovan, 1834), Sathrophyllia femorata (Fabricius, 1787), S.
rugosa (Linnaeus, 1758), and Acanthoprion
suspectum (Brunner 1895) were recorded for the
first time from Uttar Pradesh, India.
Keywords: Acanthoprion, Chandauli,
Ghazipur, grasshoppers, Letana, Mirzapur, Parasanaa, Sathrophyllia.
Grasshoppers and katydids are an important group
belonging to the order Orthoptera.
Globally, more than 28,530 valid species of orthoptera have been
catalogued in which more than 7,500 species of tettigoniids are known worldwide
(Cigliano et al. 2018). Exploration of tettigoniids from Uttar
Pradesh, India is not much more explored as compare to Maharashtra (Chandra
& Gupta 2012). However, due to the
scattered reporting on this group, exact estimation is unavailable also at the
national leve as well as from Uttar Pradesh. However, Shishodia
et al. (2010) mentioned some 160 species from 72 genera of tettigoniids in his
checklist of Orthoptera from India. Due to the scattered reporting on this group,
exact estimation is unavailable at the national level, however, Shishodia et al. (2010) mentioned some 160 species from 72
genera of tettigoniids in his checklist of Orthoptera from India. They are dominant fauna of tropical and
subtropical ecosystems. In India, most
of the taxonomic studies of katydids are carried out from the northeastern Indian states as compare to other states (Shishodia et al. 2010).
Katydids are also called long-horned
grasshoppers. They belong to the
suborder Ensifera and the superfamily Tettigonioidea. They
are very easily identified by their very long antennae, (hence the common name)
and sword- or sickle-shaped long ovipositor with four segmented tarsi. They are more similar to crickets than other
grasshoppers. The Indian katydids are
grouped in nine subfamilies of which Phaneropterinae
is the most diverse and Phyllophorinae is the least
diverse subfamily. Letana
is a highly diverse genus of katydids (Tettigoniidae) in India (Shishodia et al. 2010). Some important notable works on the taxonomy
and distribution of Tettigoniidae from India are done
by Barman & Srivastava (1976), Barman (1993, 2003), Ingrisch
& Shishodia (2000), Shishodia
(2000), Shishodia & Tandon (2000), Kulkarni &
Shishodia (2004, 2005), Shishodia
& Barman (2004), Senthilkumar et al.
(2006), Chandra et al. (2007), Senthilkumar (2010), Shishodia et al. (2010), Srinivasan & Prabakar (2012),
and Yadav (2016).
Uttar Pradesh is one of the largest states in India
and considered biogeographically diverse ranging from plains to dry and plateau
areas. Here, floral and faunal diversity
is very varied but katydids are under-studied probably because of their
nocturnal habit. Farooqi & Usmani (2016) recorded 13 species of katydids from this
state. Hence, the authors have tried to
explore the long-horned grasshoppers from Uttar Pradesh.
Materials and Methods
The present exploration was part of a series of
surveys at several locations in eastern Uttar Pradesh during 2017 (Image
1). The katydids were collected using
sweep nets, light traps, and by hand picking.
Most collections were made during night and morning hours, i.e.,
19.30–23.00 h and 07.00–10.00 h, respectively.
The collected katydids were killed in a container containing ethyle acetate.
Subsequently, the materials were cleaned with hair brush, pinned and
relaxed (as per need) on the handmade stretching board of thermacol. It was kept for more than 60–72 hours for
drying to avoid decomposition of the specimens.
The identification is based on the morphological and genital features
and classification was done according to Cigliano et
al. (2018). The specimens
collected were deposited in the Department of Entomology and Agricultural
Zoology (RGSCE), Faculty of Agriculture, Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Banaras
Hindu University, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh,
India. The coordinates of the survey
sites are presented in Table 1.
Results
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Superfamily: Tettigonioidea
Family: Tettigoniidae
1. Subfamily: Phaneropterinae
Tribe: Letanini
Letana cf megastridula Ingrisch, 1990 (Image
1)
1990. Letana megastridula Ingrisch, Entomologica Scandinavica
21(3): 258.
2007. Letana megastridula Chandra et al. Zoos’ Print
Journal 22(5): 2684.
2016. Letana megastridula Gaikwad et al. Journal of Threatened
Taxa 8(2): 8534.
Materials examined: RGSCE 006–007, 17.ix.2017, 1 male,
1 female, Uttar Pradesh, Chahaniya (Chandauli), grasses, coll. R.S. Yadav; RGSCE 008,
10.ix.2017, 1 female, Nagra (Ballia), grasses, coll.
R.S. Yadav; RGSCE 009, 24.ix.2017, 1 male, Jangipur
(Ghazipur), bushes, coll. R.S. Yadav; RGSCE 0010, 24.ix.2017, 1 female, Sahadatpura (Mau), bushes, coll. R.S. Yadav.
Diagnosis characters: Bluish-green, medium-sized
insect. An antenna is about a double the
length of the body. The tegmina is
narrow, dorsal portion of tegmina is brown in colour, surpassing the hind knees
and with forked radial areas (Ra); the left tegmina with broad stridulatory field.
Body along with legs is reddish or blackish dots. Cerci expanded internally.
Distribution: Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh,
Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu (Shishodia et al. 2010),
and Uttar Pradesh (present study).
Habitat: The species is more common in grasses.
Remark: The genus Letana
is the most diverse taxon of katydids in India.
2. Subfamily: Pseudophyllinae
i. Tribe: Cymatomerini
Parasanna donovani (Donovan, 1834) (Image 2)
2000. Parasanaa donovani, Ingrisch & Shishodia, Mitt. Munch. Ent. Ges.
90 : 21.
2003· Parasanaa donovani, Barman, State Fauna Series, 9: Fauna
of Sikkim, Part 2, Zool. Surv. India: 199.
Materials examined: RGSCE 001, Uttar Pradesh,
5.ix.2017, 1 female, Maujhi (Chandauli),
forest tree, coll. RS Yadav; RGSCE 002–003, 10.ix.2017, 2 females, Barkachchha (Mirzapur), shrubs,
coll. D Kumar.
Diagnosis characters: Medium to large insect. Beautifully decorated. Antennae are brownish in colour. The head and
body are brownish in colour whereas the pronotum is light yellow in colour with
two brown spots. The tegmina are with
three reddish-brown irregular spots between the radius and cubitus region. The ovipositors are reddish-brown in colour.
Distribution: Rajasthan, Sikkim (Shishodia
et al. 2010), and Uttar Pradesh (present study).
Habitat: Small bushes are the preferred habitat of the
species.
Sathrophyllia femorata (Fabricius, 1787) (Image 3)
1869. Sathrophyllia
femorata, Walker, Cat. Derm.
Salt. Brit. Mus.: 401.
1954. Sathrophyllia femorata, Beier, Trab. Inst. Esp. ent.
Madrid: 236.
1993. Sathrophyllia
femorata, Barman, State Fauna Series, 3: Fauna
of West Bengal, Part 4, Zool. Surv. India: 359.
2003. Sathrophyllia femorata, Barman, State Fauna Series, 9: Fauna
of Sikldm, Part 2, Zool. Surv.
India: 197.
Materials examined: RGSCE 0011–12, 5.viii.2017, 2
females, Uttar Pradesh, Barkachchha (Mirzapur), shrubs, coll. D. Kumar.
Diagnosis characters: It is the large insect with
brownish colour. The vertex of head
excavated at the apex portion with two horny projections. The pronotum is strongly crested over. The tegmina is rounded at apex. Wing is close to the tegmina. The all femora are waved below. Subgenital plate is
broad, styli conical and epiproct rounded with curved
cerci. Sword shaped ovipositors with
black at tip.
Distribution: Karnataka, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Tamil
Nadu and West Bengal. (Shishodia et al. 2010), and
Uttar Pradesh (present study).
Habitat: It is prevalent in bushes and forest tree.
Remark: Only female specimens were found.
Sathrophyllia rugosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (Image 4)
1758. Gryllus
(Tettiginia) rugosa Linnaeus, Systema Naturae per
Regna Tria Naturae, (10th
ed.): 430.
1815. Conocephalus cornotus Thunberg, Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Peterburg. 5: 277.
1906. Sathrophyllia
rugosa Kirby, Syn. Cat. Orth.: 306.
1993. Sathrophyllia
rugosa Barman, State Fauna Series 3: Fauna of West Bengal, Part
4, Zool. Surv. India: 284, 285.
2004. Sathrophyllia
rugosa Shishodia & Barman, State Fauna
Series 10: Fauna of Manipur, Zool. Surv.
India: 144.
2016. Sathrophyllia rugosa Gaikwad et al., Journal of Threatened Taxa
8(2): 8536.
Materials examined: RGSCE 021–022, 5.viii.2017, 2
females, Uttar Pradesh, Barkachchha (Mirzapur), shrubs, coll. D Kumar.
Diagnosis characters: It is an ash coloured large
insect. The pronotum has one anterior
and several posterior teeth. The tegmina
is slightly shorter than wings. The fore
femur is stout with ventral margin and is strongly lamellate and with distinct
lobe. The dorsal edge of mid femur is
only faintly lamellar and mostly straight.
Inner dorsal edge of hind tibia is with distinct teeth. The supra anal plate oval and little cut at
apex. Ovipositor is toothed at apex.
Distribution: Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal (Shishodia
et al. 2010), and Uttar Pradesh (present study).
Habitat: The species prefers shrubs, bushes and tall
grasses
Remark: The fauna was recognized by its ash colour,
rugose body and crested pronotum.
ii. Tribe: Phyllomimini
Acanthoprion suspectum (Brunner, 1895) (Image 5)
1895. Aprion suspectum Brunner
von Wattenwyl, Verhaud.
K. K. Zool. Bot. Ges. Wier:
77.
1962. Acanthoprion suspectum, Beier, Das Tierreich, 73 : 155.
1993. Acanthoprion suspectum, Barman, State Fauna Series 3: Fauna
of West Bengal, Part 4, Zool. Surv. India: 361.
2010. Acanthoprion suspectum, Shishodia et al..
Record Zoological Survey of India, Occ. Paper No. 314: 314.
Materials examined: RGSCE 0023–24, 10.xii.2017, 2
females, Uttar Pradesh, Gaighat (Ghazipur), sorghum
and flower plant, coll. RS Yadav.
Diagnosis characters: Medium to large insect. The insect body is light green in
colour. Fastidium
conically produced with blunt apex. The
head is conical in appearance. The
antennal base is distinguishably elevated.
The posterior portion of the pronotum is conical in shape. The tegmina are wrapping the whole body and
uniformly in green colour. Ovipositor is
sword-shaped, reddish-brown at apex.
Distribution: India: Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West
Bengal (Shishodia et al. 2010), Meghalaya (Barman
1995), and Uttar Pradesh (present study).
Habitat: The species prefers shrubs and are more
common during the month of August in this area from where the material was
collected.
Remark: The fauna was much more mimics to leaves.
Conclusion and Summary
The five species of katydids discussed above are
firstly recorded from Uttar Pradesh.
Further more intensive field work may enrich katydids fauna of the Uttar
Pradesh, India.
Table 1. Coordinates of survey sites.
|
Site |
Coordinate |
1 |
Barkachchha, Mirzapur |
25.1330N & 82.5640E |
2 |
Chahaniya, Chandauli |
25.4180N & 83.2110E |
3 |
Gai Ghat , Ghazipur |
25.4150N & 83.5590E |
4 |
Jangipur, Ghazipur |
25.6540N & 83.5570E |
5 |
Maujhi, Chandauli |
25.2600N & 83.2660E |
6 |
Nagra, Ballia |
25.9680N & 83.8710E |
7 |
Sahadatpur, Mau |
25.9240N & 83.4520E |
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