Myrmecophilus fuscus Stalling, 2013: new for the fauna of Croatia (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae)

The occurrence of the ant cricket Myrmecophilus fuscus Stalling, 2013 in Croatia is reported in this study. The first evidence of M. fuscus from Croatia comes from Solin, Split-Dalmatia region. Both adults and nymphs of this species were found in ant nests of Crematogaster scutellaris (Olivier, 1791) in dead wood of pine forests. The identification of M. fuscus is discussed and photographs of this species are presented

First record of the ant-loving cricket Myrmecophilus fuscus Stalling, 2013 (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) in mainland Spain

We present the first published records of Myrmecophilus fuscus Stalling, 2013 from the Spanish mainland. We observed the species at various localities in Catalonia and in the city of Madrid. Six ant species are known hosts for M. fuscus in mainland Spain: Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1792), Crematogaster scutellaris (Olivier, 1792)and Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798, as well as three ant species of the genus Lasius, two native and one exotic: L. grandis Forel, 1909, L. cinereus Seifert, 1992, and the invasive L. neglectus Van Loon, Boomsma & Andrásfalvy, 1990

The presence of the Ant-loving Cricket Myrmecophilus ochraceus in Sardinia, Italy (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae)

The first records of Myrmecophilus ochraceus Fischer, 1853 in Sardinia (Italy) are given and a photograph of this species is presented

The Common Ant Cricket Myrmecophilus acervorum (Panzer, [1799]), new to the fauna of Georgia, southern Caucasus ecoregion (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae), with additional data on Myrmecophilus hirticaudus Fischer von Waldheim, 1846

The first record of the ant cricket Myrmecophilus acervorum in Georgia is presented. The species was discovered for the first time in Georgia in the Tbilisi region in 2021. Additional data on the distribution of M. hirticaudus in Georgia is presented

First record of Myrmecophilus (Myrmecophilus) quadrispinus for Peru and South America (Orthoptera, Myrmecophilidae)

The first record of the ant cricket Myrmecophilus (Myrmecophilus) quadrispinus Perkins, 1899 for Peru and South America is presented. This species was discovered in the city of Lima in the nests of the ant species Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895, and Pheidole sp. Westwood, 1939 under a square brick and a stone in two urban gardens

First record of Myrmecophilus quadrispinus (Perkins, 1899) (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) in the Western Palaearctic

Cassar, Thomas, Mifsud, David, Stalling, Thomas (2022): First record of Myrmecophilus quadrispinus (Perkins, 1899) (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) in the Western Palaearctic. Zootaxa 5168 (5): 595-596, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5168.5.

A preliminary review of the genus Myrmecophilus Berthold, 1827 (Orthoptera : Myrmecophilidae) in the Maltese Islands

A preliminary review of the ant crickets in the Maltese Islands is presented and a total of three species are known to-date. One species was originally described from Malta but is now known to occur also in Pantelleria and Tunisia. The history of ant cricket research in the Maltese Islands is outlined, and sampling locality data and the biogeographical context are discussed. An identification key is provided.peer-reviewe