B. megacephalus, described by Lefebvre (1827) on specimens from Sicily, is a south Mediterranean species diffusedin sandy environments of Sicily, Aeolian Islands, Maltese Islands, southern Sardinia, North Africa (includedthe Saharan oases). South of Sahara this species is substituted by B. membranaceus (Drury).The authors summarize the researches on the behavioural ecology of Brachytrupes megacephalus carried outsince 1982 in Sicily by the eco-ethology laboratory of the Department of Biological, Geological and EnvironmentalSciences, University of Catania.

Eco-ethology of Brachytrupes megacephalus (Orthoptera, Gryllidae), protected species in UE

CONTI, Erminia;
2014-01-01

Abstract

B. megacephalus, described by Lefebvre (1827) on specimens from Sicily, is a south Mediterranean species diffusedin sandy environments of Sicily, Aeolian Islands, Maltese Islands, southern Sardinia, North Africa (includedthe Saharan oases). South of Sahara this species is substituted by B. membranaceus (Drury).The authors summarize the researches on the behavioural ecology of Brachytrupes megacephalus carried outsince 1982 in Sicily by the eco-ethology laboratory of the Department of Biological, Geological and EnvironmentalSciences, University of Catania.
2014
biological cycle; behavioural ecology; sandy environments
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