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

By

González, Jorge Manuel
Shea, Jeff
Brewer-Carías, Charles

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015-3-28

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

11

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

1614--6

Subjects

Bactrophorini , Biodiversity , Biogeography , Geographic distribution

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: 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.