Identification |
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Current: |
species Myrmecophilus (Myrmecophilus) orientalis Stalling, 2010 |
Historical: |
Myrmecophilus orientalis; holotype of species Myrmecophilus (Myrmecophilus) orientalis Stalling, 2010; cited by Stalling. 2010. A new species of ant-loving cricket, Myrmecophilus Berthold, 1827, and comments on M. nigricornis (Chopard, 1963) from the Middle East (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae). Zoology in the Middle East. 49:89-94 |
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Specimen |
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Basis of record: preserved specimen Counts: females 1 Depository: MHNG, Geneva Museum Data source: not recorded Other: preparation type, pin |
Locality |
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Western Asia, Palestine, Jordan: Ajloun Governorate, Ajloun; N 32.316700, E 35.716700; 880 meters; Modern (is included in map) |
Collecting event |
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May 28, 2009; T. Stalling & D. Matthes |
Images
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female, lateral view (holotype, scale bar 1 mm), 2015 female, dorsal view (holotype, scale bar 1 mm), 2015 |
Sounds
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None |
Ecological relationships
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Inquiline/Host; Camponotus; found in nests of Camponotus . . . |
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