Melanogryllus desertus (Pallas, 1771)

Distribution in Turkey: This species has common distribution in Anatolia (Karabağ, 1958, Salman, 1978; Ünal, 2006b).

Material examined: Hakkari: Çukurca, Kale location, 37°15´272´´N, 43°36´916´´E, 1280 m, 31.V.2018, 1♀ (leg. M.S. Taylan & F. Yeşilyurt); Çukurca, Üzümcü, 37°29´185´´N, 43°36´455´´E, 1253 m, 29.VI.2019, 1♂ (leg. M.S. Taylan, C. Yılmaz & M. Erdek).

Notes: New record for Orthoptera fauna of Hakkari province.