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 Miogryllus itaquiensis Orsini & Zefa, 2017 Figures 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 Material examined. Pakistan , Sindh Prov. • 1♀ ; Riffat ; 5 Sep. 2019 ; Chachro, Nagarparkar 24.3572°N , 70.7555°E . Description. Medium size. Colouration brown (Fig. 1O ). Head black bright and globous; whitish spot posteriorly containing scape and following inner margins of eyes, becoming punctuated with brown with white stripe before reaching occiput (Fig. 3D ). Pronotum black with pubescence, dorsal disc wider than long, bristles on anterior and posterior margins; lateral lobes marked with antero-ventral whitish spot which becomes pale brown posteriorly (Fig. 5E ). Elytra extending to two-thirds of abdomen, apical field well developed. Wing surpassing abdomen tip (Fig. 10B ). Legs dark brown dorsally, whitish ventrally. Tibia armed with nine internal, four medio-internal spines (Fig. 7B ). Abdomen black, sternites whitish. Cerci pale brown, short. Ovipositor long, slender, straight with lanceolate apical valves (Fig. 1O ). Female : LH 03 (mm), LP 3.1 (mm), LT 09 (mm), LF 10 (mm), LT 0.8 (mm), LT 4.2 (mm), TBL 12 (mm). Ecology. This species was reported from Chachro, Nagarparkar on Encelia farinose roots. This plant is commonly known as the Brittle bush. It is a medium-sized, rounded shrub with long, oval, silvery grey leaves. The resin collected from this plant is used as glue (Hogan and Michael 2013); these authors also stated that Brittle bush treats toothaches. Some animals such as desert Bighorn sheep and Kangaroo rats eat its seeds. Global distribution. Argentina, Brazil South, Rio Grande do Sul, Itaqui, Sindh, Pakistan ( Cigliano et al. 2020 ). Remarks. The pronotum of M. itaquiensis bears a whitish lateral lobe, while M. tucumanensis has the pronotum with uniform colouration. We collected a single female for the first time from Chachro, Sindh, Pakistan. However, more extensive surveys are needed to explore its distribution in the desert region.