Leva indica (I. Bolivar, 1902)

Usmani, Mohd. Kamil & Nayeem, Md. Rashid, 2012, Studies on taxonomy and distribution of Acridoidea (Orthoptera) of Bihar, India, Journal of Threatened Taxa 4 (13), pp. 3190-3204 : 3201-3202

36. Leva indica (I. Bolivar, 1902)

Diagnostic characters: Testacious varied with brown faveolae of the vertex subquadrate, filled up with black frontal carina impress punctuate, sulcate at the ocellus for a large space in the male, a short space in the female. Antennae filiform, slightly depressed. Pronotum pale above. Tegmina subhyaline with a yellow spacular line and brown discoid spots. Hind femora with four brown bands, often obsolete on the outer side.

Material examined: 1 female, 4.vii.2009, on paddy, Saharsa.

Morphometry: (length in mm). Female: Body 17.5, Tegmina 12.95, Hind femur 9.4, Pronotum 2.75.

Remarks: It is very small species. Lateral carinae of pronotum parallel in prozona and strongly divergent in metazona which is the most characteristic feature of the species. Abundantly found on grasses and paddy crops.

Natural enemies: No natural enemies are recorded.

Distribution: West Bengal, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh.