First DNA-based record of Arachnocephalus vestitus Costa, 1855 (Orthoptera: Mogoplistidae) from Georgia

Authors: Arsenashvili, Eka Country: Georgia DOI: 10.3897/caucasiana.1.e85093 Published: Jan. 1, 2022 Source: Caucasiana OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Hairy Scale-cricket · Topics: Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy, Plant and animal studies, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

The widespread Mediterranean cricket, Arachnocephalus vestitus (Orthoptera: Mogoplistidae), is hereby reported as a new record for Georgia. In total, four females have been examined in 2020 and 2021, of which three specimens have been collected, and the information on the fourth one is based on photographic evidence. Cytochrom oxydase I (COI) barcoding further validates our finding.

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