Diversity of Orthopteran insects and their role in Tea Agro-Ecosystem of West Bengal Author Das, Swapan Kumar Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700 053, West Bengal, India Email: swapan. zsi @ gmail. com Author Shah, Suresh Kumar Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700 053, West Bengal, India Email: swapan. zsi @ gmail. com Author Chakraborty, Rajdip Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700 053, West Bengal, India Email: swapan. zsi @ gmail. com Author Das, Apurva Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700 053, West Bengal, India Email: swapan. zsi @ gmail. com Author Mitra, Bulganin Department of Zoology, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Kolkata - 700118, West Bengal, India text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2020 120 4 433 444 journal article 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/148878 2581-8686 13186569 18. Paratettix histricus (Stål, 1861) Material examined : 1 ♂ , Hilla tea garden, 09.xi.2014 ; 1 ♀ , Malbazar tea garden, 12.vii.2013 ; 1 ♂ , Nagrakata TRA, 13.vii.2013 ; 2 ♀♀ , Mahua tea garden, 09.vii.2013 . Distribution : India : Andaman and Nicobar Islands , Andhra Pradesh , Arunachal Pradesh , Assam , Bihar , Chhattisgarh , Delhi , Himachal Pradesh , Madhya Pradesh , Maharashtra , Manipur , Meghalaya , Orissa , Rajasthan , Tamil Nadu , Tripura and West Bengal . Elsewhere: Australia , Borneo, Caledonia, Celebes, East Africa, East Afghanistan , Holland , Indonesia , Iran , Java, Malaysia , Myanmar , Nepal , New Ireland, Pakistan , Philippines , Queensland, Saudi Arabia , Solomon Islands , South China , Sumatra, Sri Lanka and Taiwan .