The ant cricket Myrmecophilus orientalis on the Dodecanese Islands, Greece (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae)
This study reports the occurrence of the ant cricket Myrmecophilus orientalis Stalling, 2010 on the Dodecanese Islands Kos and Tilos, Greece. This is the first evidence of M. orientalis from Greece and Europe. The species lives in ant nests under stones and in dead wood in open scrubland and pine fo...
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| author | Thomas Stalling Ionuț Ștefan Iorgu Dragan Petrov Chobanov |
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| description | This study reports the occurrence of the ant cricket Myrmecophilus orientalis Stalling, 2010 on the Dodecanese Islands Kos and Tilos, Greece. This is the first evidence of M. orientalis from Greece and Europe. The species lives in ant nests under stones and in dead wood in open scrubland and pine forests. The adults were found in the nests of large Camponotus species, while the juveniles were found in the nests of small ant species of the genera Crematogaster and Lepisiota. We assumed that the species changes the host ant species during its life cycle. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b52db16c261645669dffa32a101a40fc2023-09-02T12:36:08ZengPensoft PublishersTravaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”2247-07352020-06-01631636710.3897/travaux.63.e4954649546The ant cricket Myrmecophilus orientalis on the Dodecanese Islands, Greece (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae)Thomas Stalling0Ionuț Ștefan Iorgu1Dragan Petrov Chobanov2private"Grigore Antipa" National Museum of Natural HistoryInstitute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem ResearchThis study reports the occurrence of the ant cricket Myrmecophilus orientalis Stalling, 2010 on the Dodecanese Islands Kos and Tilos, Greece. This is the first evidence of M. orientalis from Greece and Europe. The species lives in ant nests under stones and in dead wood in open scrubland and pine forests. The adults were found in the nests of large Camponotus species, while the juveniles were found in the nests of small ant species of the genera Crematogaster and Lepisiota. We assumed that the species changes the host ant species during its life cycle.https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/49546/download/pdf/MyrmecophilusdistributionEuropeGreece |
| spellingShingle | Thomas Stalling Ionuț Ștefan Iorgu Dragan Petrov Chobanov The ant cricket Myrmecophilus orientalis on the Dodecanese Islands, Greece (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” Myrmecophilus distribution Europe Greece |
| title | The ant cricket Myrmecophilus orientalis on the Dodecanese Islands, Greece (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) |
| title_full | The ant cricket Myrmecophilus orientalis on the Dodecanese Islands, Greece (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) |
| title_fullStr | The ant cricket Myrmecophilus orientalis on the Dodecanese Islands, Greece (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The ant cricket Myrmecophilus orientalis on the Dodecanese Islands, Greece (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) |
| title_short | The ant cricket Myrmecophilus orientalis on the Dodecanese Islands, Greece (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) |
| title_sort | ant cricket myrmecophilus orientalis on the dodecanese islands greece orthoptera myrmecophilidae |
| topic | Myrmecophilus distribution Europe Greece |
| url | https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/49546/download/pdf/ |
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