Acridoidea and Pyrgomorphoidea (Insecta: Orthoptera) of Rajaji National Park Author Sharma, Narender text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2018 118 4 journal volume 10.26515/rzsi/v118/i4/2018/132291 2581-8686 13184027 15. Gastrimargus africanus africanus (Saussure) 1888. Oedaleus (Gastrimargus) marmoratus var. africana Saussure, Mem. Soc . Phys. Hist. nat. Geneve , 30 (1): 39. 2007. Gastrimargus africanus africanus : Chandra et al ., Zoos’ Print Journal , 22 (5): 2685. Material examined : Motichur Range, Motichur, 5 male , 2 Female , 16.ix.1966 (Coll. A. Singh & party), 2 male , 2 female , 31.viii.2015 , Regd. No. A-13199-A-13202 (Coll. N. Sharma and party), Chilla Range, Chilla, 1 male , 1 female , 30.ix.2014 , Regd. No. A-13025-A-13026 (Coll. N. Sharma and party); Kansrau Range, Kansrau, 3 male , 28.v.2014 (Coll. N. Sharma and party); Dholkhand Range, Ganjarvan, 2 male , 17.ix.2015 , Regd. No. A-13140–A-13141 (Coll. N. Sharma and party). Diagnosis : Body medium to large size; fastigium of vertex concave; antennae as long as head and pronotum together or slightly larger; pronotum with median carina moderately arcuate, shallowly intersected by hind sulcus, hind margin sharply or bluntly angular, dorsum smooth with pale X-marking usually effaced and without pale striae; tegmina surpassing hind knees; wings with dark brown or black; hind femora blue-grey or blue black. Distribution : India : Andhra Pradesh , Arunachal Pradesh , Assam , Bihar , Chhattisgarh , Delhi , Goa, Haryana , Himachal Pradesh , Jammu and Kashmir , Madhya Pradesh , Maharashtra , Meghalaya , Nagaland , Orissa , Rajasthan , Sikkim , Tamilnadu , Uttarakhand , Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal . Elsewhere : Africa, Myanmar , Nepal , Pakistan , Saudi Arabia , Sri Lanka , Thailand , Tibet and Yemen .