Records of some Oxyinae (Acrididae: Orthoptera) from Sindh, Pakistan

Abstract

Sindh is in the Oriental region and makes a significant contribution to the agricultural sector, partly due to its widespread moderate climatic conditions. Oxyinae can easily survive in this region and various species of Oxyinae cause harm to crops, specifically paddy crops. An extensive survey of different cultivated and uncultivated areas of Sindh was planned to assess the identification and zoogeographical affinities of Oxyinae. A random survey of selected areas was conducted from 2021 to 2023. A total of 917 specimens were collected and sorted into four species of Oxyinae: Oxya hyla (Serville, 1831), Oxya. velox (Fabricius, 1787), Oxya. fuscovittata (Marschall, 1836), of the genus Oxya, and Oxyina bidentata (Willemse, 1925), of the genus Oxyina. Specimens were collected from various habitats, including rice fields, short, long, and thick grasses, semi-desert areas, vegetation, herbs, shrubs, and along roadsides. According to geological history, the eco-fauna of Oxyinae hoppers depends on their taxonomic composition