Diversity and distribution of acridid pests (Orthoptera: Acrididae) of Purvanchal region, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Diversity and distribution of acridid pests (Orthoptera: Acrididae) of Purvanchal region, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Volume 110, Issue 1, January-April 2013
Published 2013-04-01
Uzma Rafi
Section of Entomology, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002 Uttar Pradesh.
Mohd. Kamil Usmani
Section of Entomology, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002 Uttar Pradesh
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Acrididae
Pests
Distribution
Purvanchal Region
Uttar Pradesh

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Rafi, U., & Usmani, M. K. (2013). Diversity and distribution of acridid pests (Orthoptera: Acrididae) of Purvanchal region, Uttar Pradesh, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS), 110(1), 50–56. Retrieved from http://bnhsjournal.in/index.php/bnhs/article/view/48487
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Abstract

Acridids were collected from 17 districts of Purvanchal region, eastern Uttar Pradesh, from 2010 to 2012. A total of 975 specimens belonging to 38 species representing 21 genera of 10 subfamilies were collected from crop fields, and natural habitat. The maximum number of species was recorded from Mau district and the least from Gorakhpur district. Observations made on the hosts and habitats of the 38 species is discussed.

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