Tropidopolinae Jacobson, 1902

Usmani, Mohd. Kamil & Nayeem, Md. Rashid, 2012, Studies on taxonomy and distribution of Acridoidea (Orthoptera) of Bihar, India, Journal of Threatened Taxa 4 (13), pp. 3190-3204 : 3197

Subfamily: Tropidopolinae Jacobson, 1902 19. Tristria pulvinata (Uvarov, 1921)

Diagnostic characters: Prosternal tubercle is strongly bent backward, Lower surface very broad, concave, trapezoidal with lateral margins raised and hind margin lying on mesosternum. Elytra not reaching the apex of abdomen, wings fully developed.

Material Examined: 4 females, 13.vi.2009, on grasses,Sasaram,Rohtas; 1male, 2females, 29.vi.2009, grasses around mango orchard, Madhubani; 2 females, 28.vi.2009, on paddy, Kishanganj.

Morphometry: (length in mm). Male: Body 29.75, Tegmina 18.55, Hind femur 15.25, Pronotum 4.35. Female: Body 48.0, Tegmina 25.1, Hind femur 19.8, Pronotum 5.5

Remarks: The species is graminivorous. It is a grassland species and is found in many species of grasses.

Natural enemies: No natural enemies recorded.

Distribution: West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh.