Mesopsis cylindricus (Kirby)

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

6. Mesopsis cylindricus (Kirby)

1914. Aswatthamanus cylindricus Kirby, Fauna Brit. India, Orthopt: 101.

1985. Mesopsis cylindricus : Bhowmik, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Pap. No., 78: 24.

Material examined: Motichur Range, Motichur, 1 male,

15.ix.1966 (Coll. A. Singh and party).

Diagnosis: Body long and cylindrical; head and pronotum smooth; head not raised; fastigium of vertex very long, extending as far beyond the eyes as the length of pronotum, narrowed and obtusely rounded at apex; frontal ridge narrow and sulcated; antennae much widened and flattened towards the base, and tapering towards apical part; tegmina and wings very long, narrow and pointed; front and middle legs are very short, hind legs very long and slender.

Distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab, Sikkim Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.