MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE TETRIGID, SCELIMENA HARPAGO SERVILLE (ORTHOPTERA : TETRIGIDAE) FROM RAJASTHAN, INDIA
Department of Entomology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur-313002 (Raj.)
Author(s):
R. SWAMINATHAN, V.K. CHECHANI, P.S. RAHTORE AND S.L. JAT
Abstract:
The tetrigid, Scelimena harpago Serville inhabiting the moist, partly covered to open forest areas of Ranakpur (district-Pali of Rajasthan) has been described. Morphological characterization of the species has been presented to facilitate its identification. The mean linear measurements for the species were: head to pronotum, 21.97 mm; head to abdomen, 14.73 mm; length of pronotum, 20.42 mm; length of hind femur, 8.22 mm; breadth of hind femur, 2.43 mm; and breath of pronotum from spine to spine, 7.34 mm.