Choroedocus illustris (Walker)

Sharma, Narender, 2018, Acridoidea and Pyrgomorphoidea (Insecta: Orthoptera) of Rajaji National Park, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (4) : -

34. Choroedocus illustris (Walker)

1870. Heteracris illustris Walker, Cat. Derm ,. Salt. Brit.

Mus ., 4: 663.

2008. Choroedocus illustris : Gupta, Bionotes, 10 (3): 89.

Diagnosis:Bodylarge;fastigiumofvertexdistinctlydepressed, obtusely and roundly angulate in front; pronotum with lateral carina distinct only up to end of prozona; prosternal process cylindrical, a little inclined back; subgenital plate conical, upcurved; posterior tibiae with more pilose.

Material examined: Ramgarh Range, Asarori, 1 male,

15.vii.1966, 1 male, 1 female, 16.viii.1966, (Coll. A. Singh & party), Phndowala , 1 female , 25.vii.2014 (Coll. N. Sharma & party); Chilla Range , Chilla, 1 male , 30.ix.2014, Regd. No. A-13225 (Coll. N. Sharma & party); Dholkhand Range , Ganjarvan, 4 male, 1 female , 17.ix.2015, Regd. No. A-13120-A-13124 (Coll. N. Sharma & party); Beribara Range , Bam, 2 female , 28.viii.2014, Regd. No. A-12838, A-12786 (Coll. N. Sharma & party); Motichur Range , Motichur, 4 male, 2 female , 31.viii.2015, Regd. No. A-13186-A-13191 (Coll. N. Sharma & party).

Distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.