32. Mecopoda elongata (Linnaeus 1758)

1758. Gryllus (Tettigonia) elongatus: Linnaeus, Systema Naturae per Regna tria naturae (10th ed.) 1: 429.

2007. Mecopoda elongata: Chandra et al., Zoos’ Print Journal, 22 (5): 2682.

Material examined: 3ex, Pakke Tiger Reserve: East Kameng, 13.ii.2010; 5 exs, Ziro: Lower Subansiri, 2.iv.2010; 2exs, Yazali: Lower Subansiri, 4.iv.2010; 1 ex, Surbhi: Tawang, 10.v.2010; 1 ex, Jang: Tawang, 16.v.2010; 2 exs, Koila lake: Tawang, 17.v.2010.

Distribution: India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Elsewhere: Australia, Aru Islands, Borneo, Celebes, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malacca, Malaysia, Moluccas, New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sunda Islands, Taiwan, Thailand and Tonkin.