Check List 11(2): e19212, doi: 10.15560/11.2.1614
First reports of Bactrophora dominans Westwood, 1842 (Orthoptera: Romaleidae) from Venezuela and French Guiana (South America), with comments on biology, ecology and distribution of the species
Jorge Manuel González‡, Jeff Shea§, Charles Brewer-Carías|‡ California State University, Fresno, United States of America§ 38 Portsmouth Road, Piedmont, California 94610, United States of America| Sociedad Venezolana de Ciencias Naturales, Venezuela
Corresponding author: Jorge González ( gonzalez.jorge.m@gmail.com ) © 2017 Jorge González, Jeff Shea, Charles Brewer-Carías. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Citation:
Gonzalez J, Shea J, Brewer-Carías C (2015) First reports of Bactrophora dominans Westwood, 1842 (Orthoptera: Romaleidae) from Venezuela and French Guiana (South America), with comments on biology, ecology and distribution of the species. Check List 11(2): 1614. https://doi.org/10.15560/11.2.1614 |  |
Abstract
New records of Bactrophora dominans Westwood, 1842 collected for the first time in Venezuela (Tepui Ichum), and French Guiana (Bélizon and Regina), are presented. Description of the insect, its colors, as well as ecological and biological notes and a historical overview of the known specimens in the genus and species are also included.
Keywords
Bactrophorini; biogeography; biodiversity; geographic distribution