A preliminary research and notes on Orthoptera (Insecta) Fauna of Hakkari Province Author Taylan, Mehmet Sait Department of Biology, Institute of Postgraduate Education, Hakkari University, Hakkari, TURKEY. Author Şirin, Deniz 0000-0001-5475-173X Department of Biology, Faculty of Art & Science, Tekirdag Namık Kemal University, 59030, Tekirdag, TURKEY. denizsirin 19 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5475 - 173 X denizsirin19@gmail.com Author Sevgili, Hasan Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic, Faculty of Art & Science, Ordu University, Ordu, TURKEY. Author Yeşilyurt, Fatih 0000-0002-4181-6546 Department of Biology, Institute of Postgraduate Education, Hakkari University, Hakkari, TURKEY. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4181 - 6546 text Zootaxa 2021 2021-10-28 5060 1 45 70 journal article 3790 10.11646/zootaxa.5060.1.2 4353db42-e7ee-458d-9410-9516fc5ec8ce 1175-5326 5606753 C82F77E8-021F-445F-AAD9-7657823EA0DE Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa (Linnaeus, 1758) Distribution in Turkey : This species has a wide distribution covering most of Turkey ( Karabağ, 1958 ). Material examined : Hakkari: Bayköy , 37°32´897´´N, 43°42´700´´E, 2035 m , 13.VII.2018 , 1♂ , (leg. M. S. Taylan & Ş. Beyter); Şemdinli, near the Seyid Taha Türbesi, 37°17´569´´N, 44°31´147´´E, 1384 m , 27.V.2019 , 1♂ , (leg. M.S. Taylan, C. Yılmaz & M. Erdek); Notes : New record for Orthoptera fauna of Hakkari Province . Remarks: Although it has been reported in the literature that all of the populations in Turkey belong to this species, we suggest that more than one species is represented. For now, we have given the individuals we examined with their general morphological characteristics as G. gryllotalpa .