Itara Walker, 1869

Meena, Ashok Kumar, Swaminathan, Rajamani, Nagar, Rajendra, Chhangani, Gaurang & Kumar, Kuldeep, 2021, Record of the subgenus, Gryllitara Chopard, 1931 (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Itarinae) and description of a new species from India, Zootaxa 5072 (5), pp. 493-500 : 494

Genus Itara Walker, 1869

Type species: Itara sericea Walker, 1869

Itara Walker, 1869: 64 ; Shiraki, 1930: 236; Chopard, 1969: 314; Gorochov, 1996: 84; 1997: 49; Ma & Zhang, 2015: 529.

Diagnosis. Morphological and genitalic characters previously described by following authors in different publications: Walker (1869), Shiraki (1930), Chopard (1969), Gorochov (1997) and Ma & Zhang (2015).

Composition. According to A. V. Gorochov (1997, 2001, 2007 and 2009), the external morphological differences are not significant; however, the main differences are in the male genitalic structure, especially in shape of epiphallus and ectoparameres. Presently, the genus Itara is divided into ten subgenera, namely Bornitara Gorochov, 1997 , Gryllitara Chopard, 1931 , Inditara Gorochov, 2009 , Itara Walker, 1869 , Maxitara Gorochov, 2001 , Micritara Gorochov, 1997 , Noctitara Gorochov, 1997 , Phormincter Saussure, 1878 , Singitara Gorochov, 1997 , Tinnitara Gorochov, 2007 and 59 species worldwide. Of these, 4 subgenera and 15 species have been reported from Asia-tropical, including the Indian subcontinent and the Indo-China region ( Cigliano et al., 2021).

Distribution. Asia-tropical, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, China.