A Lubber Grasshopper, Xyleus discoideus Rosulentus (stål, 1878) (Orthoptera: Romaleidae: Romaleinae) in the Dominican Republic
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The grasshopper Xyleus discoideus rosulentus (Stål, 1878) is reported for the first time in the Dominican Republic. This is the first record of the family Romaleidae in the Greater Antilles. The record probably represents an unintended introduction of this species from its natural range in Central America and Colombia.
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romaleids, introduced species, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles
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Carbonell, C. S. 2004. The genus Xyleus Gistel 1848 (Acridoidea, Romaleidae, Romaleinae). Journal of Orthoptera Research, 13: 63-133.
Otte, D. 1995. Orthoptera Species File 4. Acridomorpha. The Orthopterists' Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA, 518 pp.
Perez-Gelabert, D. E. 2008. Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti): a checklist and bibliography. Zootaxa, 1831: 1-530.
Perez-Gelabert, D. E. & Otte, D. 2003. Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius) (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Melanoplinae), a pest grasshopper introduced to Dominican Republic, Hispaniola. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 129: 497-502.
Pfadt, R. 1994. Migratory grasshopper Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius). Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 912, Species Fact Sheet. www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/grasshopper/mesa.htm.
Carbonell, C. S. 1986. Revision of the neotropical genus Tropidacris (Orthoptera, Acridoidea, Romaleidae, Romaleinae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 138: 366-402.
Carbonell, C. S. 2004. The genus Xyleus Gistel 1848 (Acridoidea, Romaleidae, Romaleinae). Journal of Orthoptera Research, 13: 63-133.
Otte, D. 1995. Orthoptera Species File 4. Acridomorpha. The Orthopterists' Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA, 518 pp.
Perez-Gelabert, D. E. 2008. Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti): a checklist and bibliography. Zootaxa, 1831: 1-530.
Perez-Gelabert, D. E. & Otte, D. 2003. Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius) (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Melanoplinae), a pest grasshopper introduced to Dominican Republic, Hispaniola. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 129: 497-502.
Pfadt, R. 1994. Migratory grasshopper Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius). Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 912, Species Fact Sheet. www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/grasshopper/mesa.htm.
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Perez-Gelabert, D., Bastardo, R., & Hierro, B. (2010). A Lubber Grasshopper, Xyleus discoideus Rosulentus (stål, 1878) (Orthoptera: Romaleidae: Romaleinae) in the Dominican Republic. Novitates Caribaea, (3), 77–80. https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.v0i3.176
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