Open AccessA Lubber Grasshopper, Xyleus discoideus Rosulentus (stål, 1878) (Orthoptera: Romaleidae: Romaleinae) in the Dominican Republic
Author(s) -
Daniel E. Pérez-Gelabert,
Ruth H. Bastardo,
Brígido Hierro
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
novitates caribaea
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2079-0139
pISSN - 2071-9841
DOI - 10.33800/nc.v0i3.176
Subject(s) - grasshopper , orthoptera , geography , range (aeronautics) , ecology , forestry , zoology , biology , materials science , composite material
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.