- Zeugma Biological Science
- Cilt: 5 Sayı: 2
- BIODIVERSITY OF GRASSHOPPER IN CHOLISTAN DESERT, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
BIODIVERSITY OF GRASSHOPPER IN CHOLISTAN DESERT, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
Authors : Muhammad Younus
Pages : 17-29
Doi:10.55549/zbs.1421005
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Publication Date : 2024-04-03
Article Type : Research
Abstract :The study was planned to estimate diversity, distribution and seasonal variations of grasshoppers in croplands of Cholistan Desert, Punjab, Pakistan. The seasonal variations were assessed by sampling 06 randomly selected sites fortnightly during 2020-2021. And following species were collected i-e Acrida exaltata (Walker, 1859), Oxya hyla hyla (Audinet-Serville, 1831), Chrotogonus Species (Blanchard, 1836) and Poekilocerus pictus (Fabricus, 1775) were collected and identified their morphology & morphometry was analysis along with detail descriptions. In addition to these a simplified taxonomic key based on the external morphology have been prepared for the separation of tribes, genera, and species of Orthoptera.Keywords : Cholistan Desert, Grasshoppers, Acrida exaltata, Oxya hyla hyla, Chrotogonus Species, Poekilocerus pictus, Biodiversity.