17. Gesonula punctifron (Stål, 1861)

1861. Acridium (Oxya) punctifrons Stål, Kongl. Svensk, Fregat Eugen. Res. Omkring Jorden, 3: 336.

2007. Gesonula punctifrons, Mandal et al., Pictorial handbook on Indian short-horned grasshopper pests ( Acridoidea: Orthoptera) (Zool. Surv. India), 22.

Material examined: 1exs, Ziro: Lower Subansiri, 1.iv.2010; 1exs, Yazali: Lower Subansiri, 5.iv.2010; 1 exs, Surbhi: Tawang, 10.v.2010; 2 ex, Jang: Tawang, 16.v.2010; 1 exs, Koila lake: Tawang, 17.v.2010.

Distribution: India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Elsewhere: Bangladesh, Borneo, China, Hainan, Japan, Java, Kalimantan, Malacca, Myanmar, North Vietnam, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Tongking.