A review of Gryllidae (Grylloidea) with the description of one new species and four new distribution records from the Sindh Province, Pakistan Author Sultana, Riffat Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan riffat.sultana@usindh.edu.pk Author Sanam, Surriya Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan Author Kumar, Santosh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4748-4087 Department of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan Author R, Sheik Mohammad Shamsudeen Department of Zoology, Sir Syed college, Kannur University, Kerala, India Author Soomro, Fakhra Department of Zoology, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan text ZooKeys 2021 2021-12-15 1078 1 33 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1078.69850 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1078.69850 1313-2970-1078-1 573D406716A24E20859D354DFAF83B4D 7750940F8C815500968DBCC909A8E406 Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Figures 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 Material examined. Pakistan , Sindh Prov . • 2♂ , 8♀ ; Riffat , Surriya ; 28 Aug. 2019 ; Mithi 24.7436°N , 69.8061°E , 11♂ , 17♀ ; Riffat , Surriya ; 30 Aug. 2019 ; Naushahro feroze 26.8463°N , 68.1253°E , 3♀ ; Surriya , Riffat ; 3 Sep. 2019 ; Chachro 25.1156°N , 70.2557°E , 5♂ , 11♀ ; Riffat , Surriya ; 11 Sep. 2019 ; Umerkot 25.3549°N , 69.7376°E , 5♂ , 16♀ ; Surriya , Riffat ; 12 Sep. 2019 ; Nara 34.6851°N , 135.8048°E , 12♂ , 24♀ ; Surriya , Riffat ; 17 Sep. 2019 ; Nagarparkar 24.3572°N , 70.7555°E , 1♂ , 4♀ ; 14 Aug. 2019 ; Tharparkar 24.8777°N , 70.2408°E , 2♂ , 9♀ ; Riffat , Surriya ; 16 Aug. 2019 ; Sanghar 26.0436°N , 68.9480°E , 1♂ , 8♀ ; Riffat , Surriya ; 17 Aug. 2019 ; Islamkot 24.7014°N , 70.1783°E . Description. Medium size, pubescent and deep. General colouration light fulvous or testaceous (Fig. 1A ). Head brown with two variables extending testaceous bands (Fig. 2A, B ). Pronotum adorned with two large brown bands (Fig. 4A, B ). Elytra extending to the apex of abdomen. Wings usually larger than the elytra (Fig. 8A, B ). Legs yellowish with a few brown spots. Posterior tibia armed with eleven spines on the basal side (Fig. 6A, B . Ovipositor large and acute. Table 1. Distribution of Gryllidae species in different areas of Sindh, with numbers collected at each locality.

Species	Mithi	Naushahro feroze	Chachro	Umerkot	Nara	Nagarkarkar	Tharparkar	Sanghar	Islamkot
Acheta domesticus	10	28	03	16	21	36	05	11	09
Acheta hispanicus	01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus	09	02	07	12	02	22	17	04	15
G ( Gryllus ) Gryllus campestris	-	-	08	33	03	19	23	-	11
Gryllus septentrionalis	-	-	-	01	-	-	-	-	-
Gryllodes sigillatus	02	09	18	24	-	13	05	-	-
Gryllodes supplicans	-	-	-	01	02	-	-	-	-
Callogryllus saeedi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	05	-
Callogryllus ovilongus	-	-	-	-	-	04	-	-	-
Callogryllus bilineatus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	02
Modicogryllus sindhensis	-	-	-	01	-	-	-	-	-
Teleogryllus (Brachyteleogryllus) occipitalis	01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T. (Brachyteleogryllus) commodus	-	-	-	-	-	02	-	-	-
Lepidogryllus siamensis	-	-	-	01	-	-	-	-	-
Svercus palmetorum	-	-	-	-	-	-	02	-	-
Miogryllus itaquiensis	-	-	01	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oecanthus fultoni	-	-	-	01	-	-	-	-	-

Figure 1. A male and female dorsal and lateral view of Gryllidae species. Subfamily Gryllinae : 1, 2 Acheta domesticus ♂♀, 3 A. hispanicus ♂, 4, 5 Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus ♀♂, 6 G. (Gryllus) campestris ♀, 7 G. septentrionalis ♀, 8 Gryllodes sigillatus ♂ B male and female dorsal and lateral view of Gryllidae species. Subfamily Gryllinae : 9 Gryllodes supplicans ♀, 10 Teleogryllus (Brachyteleogryllus) occipitalis ♀, 11,12 T. (Brachyteleogryllus) commodus ♂♀, 13 Modicogryllus sindhensis sp. nov. ♀, 14 Svercus palmetorum ♀ C male and female dorsal and lateral view of Gryllidae species. Subfamily Gryllinae : 15 Miogryllus itaquiensis ♀, 16 Callogryllus saeedi ♀, 17 C. ovilongus ♀, 18 C. bilineatus ♀, 19 Lepidogryllus siamensis ♀, Subfamily Oecanthinae : 20 Oecanthus fultoni ♀. Abbreviations: D, dorsal, L, lateral. Scale bars: 2 mm. Figure 2. Male and female head dorsal view of Gryllidae species. Subfamily Gryllinae : 1, 2 Acheta domesticus ♂♀, 3 A. hispanicus ♂, 4, 5 Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus ♂♀, 6 G. (Gryllus) campestris ♀, 7 G. septentrionalis ♀, 8- Gryllodes sigillatus ♂, 9 Gryllodes supplicans ♀, 10 T. (Brachyteleogryllus) commodus ♂. Abbreviations: D, dorsal, L, lateral. Scale bars: 2 mm. Male : LH 2.25 +/- 0.15 (mm), LP 3.5 +/- 1.4 (mm), LT 4.5 +/- 1.73 (mm), LF 11.0 +/- 2.08 (mm), LT 6.01 +/- 1.0 (mm), LT 4.9 (mm), TBL 15.33 +/- 4.2 (mm) Female : LH 3.26 +/- 2.8 (mm), LP 3.83 +/- 1.50 (mm), LT 4.7 +/- 1.23 (mm), LF 14.0 +/- 4.11 (mm), LT 7.33 +/- 2.06 (mm), LO 10.66 +/- 2.94 (mm), TBL 16 +/- 3.05 (mm). Ecology. Acheta domesticus is broadly distributed in the field. They complete their life cycle within 60-70 days. Agricultural crops affected by this species are Tritium aestivum (wheat), Oryza sativa (rice), Sacharum officinarium (sugarcane), and Dactyloctenium aegyptium (common lawn grasses). Global distribution. Czech Republic, Greece, Peloponnese, Patras, Yugoslavia, Serbia, USA, India, Pakistan ( Cigliano et al. 2020 ). Remarks. Acheta domesticus is generally recognised as the house cricket, cosmopolitan in nature. The presence of this species was reported by Chopard (1969) from Himalayas, Srinagar, and Kashmir, at 6000 ft a.s.l. Previously, Ghouri (1961) stated that A. domesticus and other species were severe pests of many crops in Pakistan, and Malik (2012) also stated it from human habitation. At present we have recorded this species from Chachro ( 25.1156°N , 70.2557°E ). We have collected large numbers of specimens from agricultural fields and confirm that it is a pest of various crops.