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Issue: Vol. 4189 No. 2: 10 Nov. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-11-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4189.2.12
Page range: 387–394
Abstract views: 77
PDF downloaded: 1

Description of a new species of Lutosa Walker, 1869 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Lutosinae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, with biological and behavioral information

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia. Avenida André Araújo, 2936, Petrópolis. CEP 69067-375. Manaus, AM, Brazil
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia. Avenida André Araújo, 2936, Petrópolis. CEP 69067-375. Manaus, AM, Brazil
Orthoptera King crickets defensive behavior necrophagy Espírito Santo

Abstract

Lutosa horribilis sp. nov., a new species of Anostostomatidae is described from a Brazilian Atlantic Forest environment. Notes on defensive behavior and diet are also provided.

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