Studies On Grasshoppers (Orthoptera) In Tilari Forest, Chandgad, Kolhapur District Of Maharashtra (India)

Grasshoppers belong to order Orthoptera which is one of the largest and diverse groups of insects. They are dominant above ground invertebrates in cultivated and in natural grasslands ecosystems. For the first time surveys and collection of insects in Tilari forest, Chandgad, Kolhapur district of Maharashtra in year 2014-2015. During this study period 17 species of grasshoppers belonging to 3 families of 17 genera were recorded. Family Acrididae was dominant with (8 species), followed by Tettigonidae (6 species) and Pyrgomorphidae (3 species).