Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny of Four Acridid Species (Acrididae: Orthoptera) from Sindh
Abstract
This study has been conducted to explore the four species of Acrididae on the basis of their morphological and molecular studies in Sindh. Surveys were conducted in 10 different districts of upper Sindh province to determine how common acrididae present in different hot plant ecosystems i.e., Dadu, Ghotki, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Khairpur Miras, Larkana, Naushahro Feroz, Qambar & Shahdadkot, Shikarpur and Sukkur, it was conducted a weekly field study of several different growing crops in the Kharif season (April 2021-October 2021 and April 2022 - October 2022) specimens were noticed in drawn times. For morphological study we studies the morphology, general coloration, morphometric variation, global distribution and host plants of four species. For molecular study we got DNA sequences of four species of Acrididae: Acrida willemsei belong to subfamily Acridine, Oxya hyla belong to subfamily Oxyinae, whereas Aiolopus simulatrix and Aiolopus thalassinus belong to subfamily Oedipodinae.
Keywords: Acrididae, morphology, phylogeny, distribution, Sindh.
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