Myrmecophilus jordanicus, a new species of ant cricket from Jordan and Israel, with notes on the synonymy of Myrmecophilus nigricornis (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae)

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Stalling, Thomas (2024): Myrmecophilus jordanicus, a new species of ant cricket from Jordan and Israel, with notes on the synonymy of Myrmecophilus nigricornis (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 25-32, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11163758, URL: dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11163757 ABSTRACT A new species of ant cricket, Myrmecophilus (Myrmophilina) jordanicus n. sp., is described from Israel and Jordan.

Detailed information is provided about the host ant species of this myrmecophilous species and its habitat. Myrmecophilus nigricornis Chopard, 1963, n. syn., is considered a junior synonym of Myrmecophilus ochraceus Fischer, 1853, and the fate of the type specimens of the latter is discussed. KEYWORDS: Biodiversity, Orthoptera, Myrmecophilidae, ant crickets, new species, new synonymy, systematics, taxonomy, Levant, Middle East.