Diversity and Distribution of Grasshoppers (Orthoptera) Fauna of District Buner
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https://doi.org/10.70749/ijbr.v4i3.2985Keywords:
Buner; Species; Diversity; Distribution; Fauna; GrasshopperAbstract
The present research work was conducted to evaluate the diversity and distribution of grasshoppers in the District Buner. Survey and collection of specimens were done from April 2022 to September 2022. A total of 718 sample of grasshoppers were collected. The identification revealed 26 species under 20 genera spreading into 10 subfamilies with 4 super families under the 2 sub order i.e. Ensifera (Chopard, 1920) and Caelifera (Ander, 1939). Super Families were revealed i.e. Acridoidea (Macleay, 1821), Pyrgomorphoidea (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874), Tettigonioidea (Krauss, 1902), and Tetrigidea (Rambur, 1838). Family Acrididae (Macleay, 1821) resulted with eight subfamilies and 16 genera consisted 22 species, whereas family Pyrgomorphoidae was revealed with single subfamily and two genera and including two species. Family Tettigonioidae consisted only single subfamily Euconocephalinae and one genus and with single species. While family Tetrigidea also included only single genus with single species. The statistical analysis revealed that 87% of the species were resulted under the family Acrididae, followed by 6.82%, 2.37% and 2.76% for Pyrgomorphidae, Tetrigidea, and Tettigoniidae respectively. The most dominant species was recorded Locusta migratora migratora (Linnaeus, 1758) (8.64%) whereas, Boopendon nubilum (Say, 1825) (0.97%), indicated the lowest range. The diversity was discovered by the investigation of many parameters, including morphometric measurements of the body, wings, femur, tabia, tarsi, antennae, and pronotum using a common scale ruler and a finely divided ruler.
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