Scapteriscus Didactylus (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) in the Dominican Republic

Authors

  • J. H. Frank
  • R. E. Woodruff
  • C. A. Nunez

Abstract

Scapteriscus didactylus (Latreille) is reported for the first time from the Dominican Republic, where it is widespread in coastal localities and one inland locality sampled. Materials identified from guts of adults and nymphs from the inland and 4 coastal localities, all sampled in October 1986, were mainly of arthropod origin. Guts from 4 of 5 specimens from one locality contained nematodes of the genus Chitwoodiella which is not considered to be pathogenic. The date of introduction of S. didactylus into Hispaniola is unknown, but an historical account suggests its presence in Puerto Rico in 1797.

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Published

1987-12-01

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Literature Review Articles