Orthoptera (Ensifera & Caelifera) collected using carrion traps in a Quercus forest in Jalisco, Mexico, with description of a new genus and a new species (Trigonidiidae: Nemobiinae)
Author
Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J.
Author
Rodríguez, William David
Author
Navarrete-Heredia, José L.
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-01-25
4550
3
401
415
journal article
27474
10.11646/zootaxa.4550.3.7
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Pristoceuthophilus
sp.
(
Fig. 3B
)
Pristoceuthophilus
Rehn
brings together 13 species distributed between
Mexico
and
Canada
, of which
P. rhoadsi
Rehn
and
P. pedanus
Strohecker
were reported in Mexican territory, particularly in the state of Michoacán (
Rehn, 1903
, Cigliano
et al
., 2018).
We collected nine individuals and several immature females in the months of December and May. What little is known about the species of this genus (data from
USA
species) is that is found between cracks of large rocks, hollow logs and some in caves there are also inhabitants of
Quercus
, (
Haley & Gray, 2012
;
Conroy, 2014
;
Conroy & Gray, 2015
). Like the previous species, it is possible that individuals of this morph species are also omnivores, leave their daytime shelter after dark, and reach the carrion traps installed to feed on carrion or take refuge.