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Issue: Vol. 5715 No. 1: 28 Oct. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-10-28
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5715.1.31
Page range: 321-330
Abstract views: 46
PDF downloaded: 4

First record of Mirolotmia (Grylloidea, Gryllidae, Gryllinae) in the Philippines

Department of Biological Sciences; College of Science and Mathematics; Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology; Tibanga; Iligan City 9200; Philippines; Northwestern Mindanao State College of Science and Technology; Labuyo; Tangub City
Department of Biological Sciences; College of Science and Mathematics; Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology; Tibanga; Iligan City 9200; Philippines
Department of Biological Sciences; College of Science and Mathematics; Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology; Tibanga; Iligan City 9200; Philippines
Institut de Systématique; Evolution; Biodiversité (ISYEB); Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle; CNRS; SU; EPHE-PSL; UA; 57 rue Cuvier; CP 50; 75231 Paris Cedex 05; France
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum; Faculty of Science; National University of Singapore; 2 Conservatory Drive; Singapore 117377; Republic of Singapore
Orthoptera Brachytrupina Gryllini Mindanao New Guinea Southeast Asia

Abstract

Cricket from the monotypic genus Mirolotmia Gorochov, 2021 (Grylloidea, Gryllidae, Gryllinae) was described from West Papua, Indonesia. Here we present a new record of this genus from Mindanao Island in the Philippines and describe its calling song for the first time.

 

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How to Cite

Rivera, R.R., Salvador, J.A.G., Nuñeza, O.M., Robillard, T. & Tan, M.K. (2025) First record of Mirolotmia (Grylloidea, Gryllidae, Gryllinae) in the Philippines. Zootaxa, 5715 (1), 321–330. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5715.1.31