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Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 30 No.1

Myrmecophilus fuscus Stalling, 2013: new for the fauna of Croatia (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae)

Authors: Thomas Stalling, Anton Gjeldum, Tino Milat, Marko Pavlović

Authors and affiliation

  • Thomas Stalling Möndenweg 26, 79594 Inzlingen, Germany
  • Anton Gjeldum City of Split, Obala kneza Branimira 17, HR-21000 Split, Croatia
  • Tino Milat Natural History Museum, Kolombatovićevo šetalište 2, HR-21000 Split, Croatia
  • Marko Pavlović Elementary School Vidovec, Školska ulica 4, 42005 Vidovec, Croatia

Abstract

The occurrence of the ant cricket Myrmecophilus fuscus Stalling, 2013 in Croatia is reported in this study. The first evidence of M. fuscus from Croatia comes from Solin, Split-Dalmatia region. Both adults and nymphs of this species were found in ant nests of crematogaster scutellaris (Olivier, 1791) in dead wood of pine forests. The identification of M. fuscus is discussed and photographs of this species are presented.

Keywords

Dalmatia, distribution, Europe, faunistics, myrmecophiles

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