Burrowing crickets endemic to summits in Mauritius (Orthoptera, Gryllidae): occupation of similar niches by species possibly derived from Australasian and African colonists

作者：Hugel Sylvain^*

来源：Zootaxa, 2014, 3852(3): 382-390.

DOI：10.11646/zootaxa.3852.3.7

• new species
• maternal care
• transoceanic dispersal
• island biogeography
• subterranean species

Two ground burrowing crickets are described from the oceanic island of Mauritius (South Western Indian Ocean): Gialaia (Eugialaia) strasbergi n. sp. belongs to a subgenus that was only known from Papua-New Guinea, and Taciturna baiderae n. sp. belongs to a genus that was only known from South Africa. Taciturna baiderae n. sp. displays a maternal care behavior to clutch of eggs and offspring. Elements of the biology of these two new species are given and their conservation status is assessed.

• 出版日期2014-8-15