Grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acrididae & Pyrgomorphidae) of Ghyalchok, Gorkha, Nepal and four new species records

We present a list of grasshoppers of two families from Ghyalchok, Gorkha district with four new species records for Nepal. The checklist of species is given to provide basic information on the grasshopper diversity of that region. With detailed information of all species recorded and plates with photos from different angles of each species, the present work shall contribute towards a better understanding of grasshoppers of Nepal's Ghyalchok, Gorkha region. This study contributes to future revisionary works on grasshopper diversity and distribution in Nepal. We surveyed ۱۳ different localities of Ghyalchok for three years from ۲۰۱۹–۲۰۲۲, following visual count, while the specimens were collected by using a sweep net or by handpicking where feasible. We recorded ۲۹ species of grasshoppers, of which ۲۶ species belong to Acrididae and ۳ species to Pyrgomorphidae. Four grasshopper species, Phlaeoba antennata antennata Brunner von Wattenwyl, ۱۸۹۳; Bibracte burmana burmana Ramme, ۱۹۴۱; Caryanda cachara (Kirby, ۱۹۱۴) and Gonista bicolor (Haan, ۱۹۴۲) are recorded for the first time from Nepal.

کلیدواژه ها:

Caelifera ، checklist ، distribution ، Gandaki ، Himalayas ، subtropics ، taxonomy