Taxonomic redescription, distribution and rediscovery of Plicigastra himalayana Uvarov, 1924 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Platycleidini) from Western Himalaya
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Tarih
2022
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Magnolia Press
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
In India the genus Plicigastra is represented by single species Plicigastra himalayana Cigliano et al. (2022). Uvarov (1924) reported the species from the Punjab region of India, based on only female specimens. The authors in the present paper described both male and female. Also, SEM images of male stridulatory file are given. The dark flightless Bush -cricket species is widespread in the forested region of northern part of Kashmir, which starts from Baramulla to Bandipora, situated at an elevation of 3200 m a.s.l and is part of the Western Himalayan Mountain mixed forest Eco region.
Açıklama
The first author is very grateful to University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi India for providing financial assistance during the work. Thanks are also due to the Chairman, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, for providing necessary instruments and facilities during the entire work. The last author would like to thank the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) and Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) that partially financed this study (This study was financed in part by the Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior - Brasil (CAPES) - Finance Code 001).
Anahtar Kelimeler
Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, First Record, New Species, Plicigastra, Kashmir
Kaynak
Zootaxa
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Q3
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Q2
Cilt
5174
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1
Künye
Shah, M. S., Dar, A. A., Usmani, M. K., Tavares, G. C., & Unal, M. (2022). Taxonomic redescription, distribution and rediscovery of Plicigastra himalayana Uvarov, 1924 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Platycleidini) from Western Himalaya. Zootaxa, 5174(1), 85-92.
