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)

Zootaxa. 2019 Jan 25;4550(3):401-415. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4550.3.7.

Abstract

An annotated list of Orthoptera species collected in carrion traps in a Quercus forest was compiled. Marcelonemobius mutum n. gen. et n. sp. (Trigonidiidae; Nemobiinae) is described. Four sites were chosen in an altitudinal gradient: 2,100, 2,300, 2,500 and 2,700 m. and monthly captures between September 2013 to August 2014. At each site, three carrion traps were placed separated by 100 m. A data logger situated at each altitude recorded temperature and humidity data. 175 individuals were registered belonging to seven families, 13 genera, and 15 species.

Keywords: Orthoptera, Trigonidiidae, Acrididae, natural history, abundance.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Forests
  • Gryllidae*
  • Mexico
  • Orthoptera*
  • Quercus*