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Issue: Vol. 5642 No. 4: 30 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5642.4.2
Page range: 317-330
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No need to jump in the darkness: A new troglobitic species of Endecous Saussure, 1878 (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Phalangopsidae) from the Brazilian Semiarid region

Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea (www.biologiasubterranea.com.br); Setor de Biodiversidade Subterrânea; Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação; Instituto de Ciências Naturais; Universidade Federal de Lavras; Cx Postal 3037; Campus Universitário; CEP 37200-000; Lavras; Minas Gerais; Brazil; Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia Aplicada; Universidade Federal de Lavras; Lavras; Minas Gerais; Brasil; CEP 37200- 900
Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea (www.biologiasubterranea.com.br); Setor de Biodiversidade Subterrânea; Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação; Instituto de Ciências Naturais; Universidade Federal de Lavras; Cx Postal 3037; Campus Universitário; CEP 37200-000; Lavras; Minas Gerais; Brazil; Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia Aplicada; Universidade Federal de Lavras; Lavras; Minas Gerais; Brasil; CEP 37200- 900
Orthoptera taxonomy male genitalia troglomorphisms cricket cave

Abstract

The genus Endecous is commonly found in Brazilian caves and includes troglobitic species such as E. (Ramalhoecous) infernalis. In this study, we describe a new troglobitic species within the subgenus E. (Ramalhoecous), collected from a cave in the Serra do Ramalho region, southern Bahia state, northeastern Brazil. We also discuss troglomorphic traits observed in the group and highlight the conservation status of the cave where the new species was discovered.

 

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How to Cite

Carvalho, P.H.M. & Ferreira, R.L. (2025) No need to jump in the darkness: A new troglobitic species of Endecous Saussure, 1878 (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Phalangopsidae) from the Brazilian Semiarid region. Zootaxa, 5642 (4), 317–330. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5642.4.2