On Some Substances Prodnced by the Colleterial Glands of Certain Orthopteroid Insects

1974 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 753-755 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Kumar ◽  
Joana L. Barnor
Keyword(s):  
Orthopteroid Insects

Diversity and distribution of the orthopteroid insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

1996 ◽  
Vol 74 (8) ◽  
pp. 1497-1510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stewart B. Peck
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Introduced Species ◽  
Arid Zone ◽  
Galapagos Islands ◽  
Galápagos Islands ◽  
Surface Transport ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Ecological Complexity ◽  
Tropical America ◽  
Orthopteroid Insects

New fieldwork has brought the entire "orthopteroid" fauna of the Galápagos Islands to a total of 57 species, in 37 genera, and 7 insect orders. Identification keys and distributional details are given for the 24 species in the order Orthoptera (s.str.) (Ensifera and Caelifera). Of these, 19 species (and 2 genera) are endemic, 2 species are native (naturally occurring elsewhere in tropical America), and 3 species are presumed to have been introduced by humans. It is assumed that ancestral natural colonizations occurred through the air by flying ancestors or through rafting and ocean-surface transport by flightless ancestors (in Gryllidae; Nemobiinae and Mogoplistinae). Of the indigenous (non-introduced) species, 71% of Orthoptera (s.str.) and 72% of all orthopteroids of the Galápagos Islands are now flightless in one or both sexes. Considering the richness of the total orthopteroid fauna in mainland Ecuador, the island fauna is very highly impoverished. Evolution and diversification are modest in the Galápagos orthopteroids compared with some other plants and animals. Some species (probably descendant from coastal arid zone ancestors) are now limited to either moist highland or cave habitats. Species richness is significantly positively correlated with island ecological complexity and island area.

THE ORTHOPTEROID INSECTS IN NORTHERN NORTH AMERICA: UPDATING AND RATIONALIZING RECENT WORK

1987 ◽  
Vol 119 (11) ◽  
pp. 1043-1054 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.R. Vickery
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Recent Work ◽  
North American ◽  
Orthopteroid Insects

AbstractA number of recent publications have been produced on North American orthopteroid insects. These publications differ in some respects in dealing with the northern, particularly Canadian, orthopteroid fauna. This paper details the changes in names of taxa at nearly all levels, together with the present accepted names, and explanations and reasons for the changes.

The Orthopteroid insects of Norfolk Island, with descriptions and records of some related species from Lord Howe Island, South Pacific

1988 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 1013 ◽  
Author(s):  
DCF Rentz
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Periplaneta Americana ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Dominant Group ◽  
Lord Howe Island ◽  
Norfolk Island ◽  
Wild Olive ◽  
Orthopteroid Insects ◽  
Orthopteran Species

The Orthoptera and Blattodea of Norfolk I. and adjacent Philip I. are discussed as a result of two recent expeditions sponsored by the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service and CSIRO. The origins, affinities, taxonomy and ecology of species is presented. Relevant notes and descriptions of related species from Lord Howe I. are also included. Twenty species of Orthoptera are known from Norfolk I. and Philip I. Crickets are the dominant group (10 species) probably because they oviposit in plant tissue which is readily dispersed overseas. Ten orthopteran species have their origins in mainland Australia. Three are definitely of New Caledonian origin; the remainder are from south-east Asia. Fifty-five per cent of species are endemic and 72% of these are flightless. Introduced wild olive on Philip I. is considered important in pro-viding litter and cover in which a number of endemic species survive on this otherwise ecologically devastated landscape. Seven species are described as new: Phisis tardipes, sp. nov.; Austrosalomona personafrons, gen. et sp. nov.; A. zentae (Lord Howe), gen. et sp. nov.; Caedicia gracilis, sp. nov.; C. araucariae, sp. nov.; C. noctivaga, sp. nov.; C. mesochides (Lord Howe), sp. nov. Eight species of Blattodea (cockroaches) are recorded from the islands. Only three are considered native, the others have been introduced through commerce. Evidence is presented suggesting that Periplaneta americana (L.), present on Norfolk but not on Philip, has outcompeted and eliminated a native cricket on Norfolk; the cricket is present and common in similar habitats on Philip I. No new species are described.

THE BIOGEOGRAPHY OF CANADIAN GRYLLOPTERA AND ORTHOPTERA

1989 ◽  
Vol 121 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 389-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.R. Vickery
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Fossil Record ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Land Bridge ◽  
Recent Immigrants ◽  
Extant Species ◽  
The World ◽  
Land Mass ◽  
Orthopteroid Insects

AbstractThe saltatorial orthopteroid insects did not originate in North America. Five avenues of entry were utilized in migration from other parts of the world. These were: (1) ancestral forms migrated to this region in Pangaean times when all continents formed a single land mass; (2) later in time, taxa migrated from Europe when Eurasia and North America were still joined, or later via an Atlantic land bridge; (3) ancestral forms migrated northward from the Neotropical region before the separation of the two continents or, much later, when the two continents became rejoined; (4) later arriving taxa entered North America during the Pleistocene via a Beringian land bridge; (5) some species are very recent immigrants, either because of the activities of man or by migration into Canadian territory from the south.The fossil record is very incomplete. It indicates past climatic conditions, but is of limited assistance concerning extant taxa.Pleistocene glaciation had a profound effect upon the distribution of extant species. Many species were forced to move southward to escape the advancing ice. Some species probably were eliminated. It is clear that most of the extant species have migrated northward since the recession of the Wisconsin glacier.

The musculature of the prothoracic legs and its innervation in Hierodula membranacea (Mantidea)

1985 ◽  
Vol 309 (1140) ◽  
pp. 479-503 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Neuron ◽  
Cobalt Chloride ◽  
The Other ◽  
Single Muscle ◽  
Innervation Pattern ◽  
Sense Organs ◽  
Extensor Muscles ◽  
Praying Mantid ◽  
Orthopteroid Insects

The musculature of the fore limbs and the innervation pattern of the muscles in the praying mantid Hierodula membranacea (Burm.) are described. There are three antagonistic pairs of muscles (promotors-remotors, abductors-adductors, anterior rotator-posterior rotators) operating the prothoracic-coxal joint around three different axes. At the coxo-trochanteral, femoro-tibial and tibio-tarsal joints there are flexor and extensor muscles, but at the tarsal-pretarsal joint only flexors are present. The trochanteral extensor is a complex muscle, with both parallel-fibred and pennate parts. The trochanteral-femoral joint is operated by a single muscle, the femoral reductor. There are six pairs of prothoracic nerves, the first of which innervates the musculature of the neck and pro-mesothoracic joints. The other five nerves are all concerned with the innervation of the muscles and sense organs of the prothoracic legs. Some of the motor neuron somata in the prothorathic ganglion have been identified by using the cobalt chloride backstaining technique. The leg musculature, its innervation pattern and the location of the motor neuron somata are compared with those of other orthopteroid insects.

Neurons projecting from the brain to the corpora allata in orthopteroid insects: anatomy and physiology

1994 ◽  
Vol 277 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meta Virant-Doberlet ◽  
Geoffrey Horseman ◽  
Werner Loher ◽  
Franz Huber
Keyword(s):  
Corpora Allata ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Orthopteroid Insects ◽  
The Brain

NOTES ON ORTHOPTEROID INSECTS FROM YUKON AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA

1983 ◽  
Vol 115 (5) ◽  
pp. 567-568
Author(s):  
V. R. Vickery
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Northwest Territories ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Northern Canada ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
Orthopteroid Insects ◽  
Research Institute

Some time ago I published data on orthopteroid insects from northern Canada and Alaska (Vickery 1967, 1969). Two species and one subspecies were described as new. Two of these taxa occur only in the Yukon and Northwest Territories.Since that time additional information has become available. During 1982 two lots of northern orthopteroid insects were received for identification. These were sent from the Spencer Museum, University of British Columbia and from Biosystematics Research Institute, Canada Agriculture, Ottawa. These are abbreviated in the following list as UBC and CNC, respectively. The UBC specimens were collected by S. G. Cannings, R. J. Cannings, C. S. Guppy, B. Gill, and G. G. E. Scudder mainly in 1980 and 1981. The CNC specimens were collected in 1981 by C. D. Dondale.

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