Abstract
The study is mainly focused on the Orthopteran fauna of Ladakh. In the current field survey and literature survey, 29 species, 24 genera, 11 subfamilies, and five families belonging to four super families of Tettigonioidea (Krauss, 1902), Acridoidea (MacLeay, 1821), Eumastacoidea (Burr, 1899), and Pyrgomorphoidea (Burnner von Wattenwyl, 1847) are reported. The subfamily Gomphocerinae, and the following species Leva indica, Stenohippus mundus, Calliptamus italicus, Phaneroptera gracilis, Conocephalus longipennis, and C. maculatus are recorded for the first time from the region.
Highlights
The order Orthoptera comprises katydids, grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets
Orthopteran fauna is widely distributed in all the ecological zones of the world but their distribution is dependent upon the vegetation like grasslands, forests, and agricultural fields
Orthopteran fauna play a significant role in the grassland ecosystem, they being important as primary consumers and as contributors of diet to many other animals
Summary
The order Orthoptera comprises katydids, grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets. It is one of the largest insect orders having more than 28,000 species around the globe and over 1,200 species reported from India (Cigliano et al 2020). In the previous report of Jammu & Kashmir, a total number of 15 species and 14 genera were recorded from the Ladakh region (Gupta & Chandra 2018). Order Orthoptera Latreille 1793 Suborder Caelifera Ander 1939 Superfamily Acridoidea Macleay, 1821 Family Acrididae Macleay, 1821 Subfamily Calliptaminae Jacobson, 1905 Genus Acorypha Krauss, 1877 1. Distribution: Pakistan, India (Assam, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh: Leh (Nyoma), Maldives, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Nepal, Maharashtra.
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