title: Systematic status of true katydids Sathrophyllia (Orthoptera, Tettigonioidea, Pseudophyllinae) from Pakistan, with description of two new species.
abstract: The genus Sathrophyllia Stål, 1874 from Pakistan is reviewed with four species recorded. The diagnostic characters are given and two new species Sathrophylliasaeedi sp. n. and Sathrophylliairshadi sp. n. are described. In addition to that Sathrophyllianr.rugosa (Linnaeus, 1758) and Sathrophylliafemorata (Fabricius, 1787) are re-described. Further information on the distribution and ecology of the species is given and a key to studied species of Sathrophyllia is presented. Sathrophylliafemorata (Fabricius, 1787) and Sathrophylliarugosa (Linnaeus, 1758) are recorded from Rawalakot (KPK) and Tharparker (Sindh), Pakistan for first the time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Riffat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sultana
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Waheed Ali
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Panhwar
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad Saeed
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Wagan
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Sindh Agricultural University Tandojam, Sindh, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Khatri
keywords: Pakistan; Sathrophyllia; identification; new record; new species; systematics