Pygmy grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae) of Kole wetlands, a Ramsar site in Kerala, India

By

Thasnim, Edassery Sageer
Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan
Bhaskar, Dhaneesh

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2026-1-23

Original Publication

Journal of orthoptera research : JOR

Volume

35

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

103--115

Subjects

Conservation , Faunistics , groundhoppers , Indian fauna , insect ecology , species list , taxonomic survey , Wetland biodiversity

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Philadelphia, Penn Orthopterists' Society 1992-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.35.152281

 

Abstract

<br> The Kole wetlands of Kerala is a unique wetland ecosystem, a designated Ramsar site and a high-value biodiversity area, yet its insect fauna has not been thoroughly studied. Tetrigidae (pygmy grasshoppers) are a taxonomically complicated group under Orthoptera, which is not well explored in Kerala. The present survey was conducted in the Kole wetlands of Kerala from January 2021 to January 2024 and found 12 morphospecies under 8 genera. Genera<br> Tetrix<br> and<br> Thoradonta<br> were reported for the first time from the state. A generic level key for the identification of pygmy grasshoppers of the Kole wetlands is provided.<br>