Animalia Orthoptera Gryllidae SultanaRiffatSanamSurriyaKumarSantoshRSheik Mohammad ShamsudeenSoomroFakhraA review of Gryllidae (Grylloidea) with the description of one new species and four new distribution records from the Sindh Province, PakistanZookeys15122021107813310.3897/zookeys.1078.69850 6E36839B-89EC-5A33-951E-C6C22C47F124 Svercus palmetorum (Krauss, 1902)Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, Table 1Material examined.

Pakistan, Sindh Prov. • 2♀; Surriya, Riffat; 22 Aug. 2020; Dahli, Tharparkar 24.8777°N, 70.2408°E.

Description.

Medium size. Colouration rufous brown, shiny (Fig. 1N). Head little wider than pronotum in front; occiput convex with frontal rostrum narrow, ocelli united by a small oblique keel (Fig. 3C). Pronotum dark brown, slightly broader than long with concave anterior margin, posterior margin feebly convex (Fig. 5D). Elytra extending to the apex of abdomen, narrow posteriorly. Wing well developed (Fig. 10A). Legs testaceous brown, pubescent. Anterior tibia perforated on external face only. Posterior tibia armed with nine internal, 11 external, one medio-internal spines (Fig. 7A). Abdomen brown. Ovipositor rather long, straight with lanceolate apical valves (Fig. 1N).

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Femur and tibia dorsal view of Gryllidae species, subfamily Gryllinae: 13 Svercuspalmetorum ♀, 14 Miogryllusitaquiensis ♀, 15 Callogryllussaeedi ♀, 16 C.bilineatus ♀, 17 Lepidogryllussiamensis ♀, Subfamily Oecanthinae: 18 Oecanthusfultoni ♀. Abbreviations: D, dorsal, L, lateral. Scale bars: 2 mm.

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Female: LH 1.8 (mm), LP 2.7 (mm), LT 9.6 (mm), LF 09 (mm), LT 6.6 (mm), LT 03 (mm), TBL 16 (mm).

Ecology.

This species was collected from the village Dahli Taluka Tharparkar Sindh, Pakistan. This species was reported from Larreatridentate called the creosote bush. It is a medium-sized evergreen shrub with pointed leaves and a waxy coating. This plant has great medicinal value, recommended to cure fever, colds, stomach, pains, arthritis, and as a general pain killer; it is also used for cuts, and bacterial and fungal infections.

Global distribution.

Libya, Algeria, Pakistan (Cigliano et al. 2020).

Remarks.

Reitmeier et al. (2012) reported this species from Corsica in humid places (except those that were recorded from Bonifacio and Filitosa in September 2010. They further identified the status of this species, its distribution, and life parameters. During our field survey we also noticed that this species occurs in humid places, but we were not able to study its life parameters.

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Male and female tegmen dorsal view of Gryllidae species, subfamily Gryllinae: 1, 2 Achetadomesticus ♂♀, 3 A.hispanicus ♂, 4, 5 Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus ♂♀, 6 G. (Gryllus) campestris ♀. Abbreviations: D, dorsal, L, lateral. Scale bars: 2 mm.

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Male and female tegmen dorsal view of Gryllidae species, subfamily Gryllinae: 7 G.septentrionalis ♀, 8 Gryllodessigillatus ♂, 9 GryllodesSupplicans ♀, 10 Teleogryllus (Brachyteleogryllus) occipitalis ♀, 11, 12 T. (Brachyteleogryllus) commodus ♂♀, 13 Modicogryllussindhensis sp. nov. ♀. Abbreviations: D, dorsal, L, lateral. Scale bars: 2 mm.

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Male and female tegmen dorsal view of Gryllidae species, subfamily Gryllinae: 14 Svercuspalmetorum ♀, 15 Miogryllusitaquiensis ♀, 16 Callogryllussaeedi ♀, 17 C.ovilongus ♀,18 C.bilineatus ♀, 19 Lepidogryllussiamensis ♀, Subfamily Oecanthinae: 20 Oecanthusfultoni ♀. Abbreviations: D, dorsal, L, lateral. Scale bars: 2 mm.

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A map of Pakistan B map of Sindh province C areas within Sindh province. Maps reproduced by ArcGIS 10.5.

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A male and female dorsal and lateral view of Gryllidae species. Subfamily Gryllinae: 1, 2 Achetadomesticus ♂♀, 3 A.hispanicus ♂, 4, 5 Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus ♀♂, 6 G. (Gryllus) campestris ♀, 7 G.septentrionalis ♀, 8 Gryllodessigillatus ♂ B male and female dorsal and lateral view of Gryllidae species. Subfamily Gryllinae: 9 Gryllodessupplicans ♀, 10 Teleogryllus (Brachyteleogryllus) occipitalis ♀, 11,12 T. (Brachyteleogryllus) commodus ♂♀, 13 Modicogryllussindhensis sp. nov. ♀, 14 Svercuspalmetorum ♀ C male and female dorsal and lateral view of Gryllidae species. Subfamily Gryllinae: 15 Miogryllusitaquiensis ♀, 16 Callogryllussaeedi ♀, 17 C.ovilongus ♀, 18 C.bilineatus ♀, 19 Lepidogryllussiamensis ♀, Subfamily Oecanthinae: 20 Oecanthusfultoni ♀. Abbreviations: D, dorsal, L, lateral. Scale bars: 2 mm.

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Male and female head dorsal view of Gryllidae species. Subfamily Gryllinae: 1, 2 Achetadomesticus ♂♀, 3 A.hispanicus ♂, 4, 5 Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus ♂♀, 6 G. (Gryllus) campestris ♀, 7 G.septentrionalis ♀, 8-Gryllodessigillatus ♂, 9 Gryllodessupplicans ♀, 10 T. (Brachyteleogryllus) commodus ♂. Abbreviations: D, dorsal, L, lateral. Scale bars: 2 mm.

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Male and female head dorsal view of Gryllidae species, subfamily Gryllinae: 11 T. (Brachyteleogryllus) commodus ♀, 12 Modicogryllussindhensis sp. nov. ♀,13 Svercuspalmetorum ♀, 14 Miogryllusitaquiensis ♀, 15 Callogryllussaeedi ♀, 16 C.ovilongus ♀, 17 C.bilineatus ♀, 18 Lepidogryllussiamensis ♀. Subfamily Oecanthinae: 19 Oecanthusfultoni ♀. Abbreviations: D, dorsal, L, lateral. Scale bars: 2 mm.

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Male and female pronotum dorsal view of Gryllidae species, subfamily Gryllinae: 1, 2 Achetadomesticus ♂♀, 3 A.hispanicus ♂, 4, 5 Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus ♂♀, 6 G. (Gryllus) campestris ♀, 7 G.septentrionalis ♀, 8 Gryllodessigillatus ♂, 9 Gryllodessupplicans ♀, 10 Teleogryllus (Brachyteleogryllus) occipitalis ♀. Abbreviations: D, dorsal, L, lateral. Scale bars: 2 mm.

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Male and female pronotum dorsal view of Gryllidae species, subfamily Gryllinae: 11, 12 T. (Brachyteleogryllus) commodus ♂♀, 13 Modicogryllussindhensis sp. nov. ♀,14 Svercuspalmetorum ♀, 15 Miogryllusitaquiensis ♀, 16 Callogryllussaeedi ♀, 17 C.ovilongus ♀,18 C.bilineatus ♀, 19 Lepidogryllussiamensis ♀, Subfamily Oecanthinae: 20 Oecanthusfultoni ♀. Abbreviations: D, dorsal, L, lateral. Scale bars: 2 mm.

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Femur and Tibia dorsal view of Gryllidae species, subfamily Gryllinae: 1, 2 Achetadomesticus ♂♀, 3 A.hispanicus ♂, 4, 5 Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus ♂♀, 6 G.septentrionalis ♀, 7 Gryllodessigillatus ♂, 8 Gryllodessupplicans ♀, 9 Teleogryllus (Brachyteleogryllus) occipitalis ♀, 10, 11 T. (Brachyteleogryllus) commodus ♂♀, 12 Modicogryllussindhensis sp. nov. ♀. Abbreviations: D, dorsal, L, lateral. Scale bars: 2 mm.

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Distribution of Gryllidae species in different areas of Sindh, with numbers collected at each locality.

SpeciesMithiNaushahro ferozeChachroUmerkotNaraNagarkarkarTharparkarSangharIslamkot
Achetadomesticus 102803162136051109
Achetahispanicus 01————————
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus 090207120222170415
G (Gryllus) campestris ——0833031923—11
Gryllusseptentrionalis ———01—————
Gryllodessigillatus 02091824—1305——
Gryllodessupplicans ———0102————
Callogryllussaeedi ———————05—
Callogryllusovilongus —————04———
Callogryllusbilineatus ————————02
Modicogryllussindhensis ———01—————
Teleogryllus (Brachyteleogryllus) occipitalis 01————————
T.(Brachyteleogryllus) commodus —————02———
Lepidogryllussiamensis ———01—————
Svercuspalmetorum ——————02——
Miogryllusitaquiensis ——01——————
Oecanthusfultoni ———01—————
CiglianoMMBraunHEadesDCOtteD (2020) Orthoptera species file online, version 5.0/5.0. http://Orthoptera.SpeciesFile.org [November 23, 2020]ReitmeierWDesutter-GrandcolasLSardetE (2012) First confirmed record of Svercuspalmetorum (Krauss, 1902) in Corsica, France.Articulata27: 13–15.