New and noteworthy records of Orthoptera and allies in the Maritimes and the Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec

Catling, Paul M.; McAlpine, Donald F.; Adam, Christopher I. G.; Belliveau, Gilles; Doucet, Denis A.; Fairweather, Aaron D.; Malloch, David; Sabine, Dwayne L.; Thomas, Alain

doi:10.22621/cfn.v127i4.1514

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“…Much more is known about the Orthoptera (grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, katydids) of Canada today than when Kevan reviewed this group in 1979 (Kevan 1979c, d). New field work has improved our understanding of species’ distributions within Canada: in the north (Vickery 1997, Catling 2008), BC (Miskelly 2012), the Prairie Provinces (Johnson 2001, 2002, 2003), ON (Marshall et al 2004, Paiero and Marshall 2014), and Atlantic Canada (McAlpine and Ogden 2012, Catling et al 2013, McAlpine et al 2015). Other studies have focussed on the biogeographical affinities and ecological associations of this group (Vickery 1986, Scudder and Vickery 2011, Miskelly 2014).…”

Section: Orthopteramentioning

confidence: 99%

Mantodea, Blattodea, Orthoptera, Dermaptera, and Phasmida of Canada

Miskelly¹,

Paiero²

2019

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In the last 40 years, the number of species in the orthopteroid orders has increased by ~10% from that known in 1979. The largest order, the Orthoptera, has increased from 205 to 235 species known in Canada. The number of Blattodea has increased from 14 to 18 species, while Dermaptera has increased from 5 to 6 species. The number of species of Mantodea (3) and Phasmida (1) known in Canada have remained unchanged. Most new species records reported in Canada since 1979 have resulted from new collections along the periphery of the range of more widespread species. Some species reported since 1979 are recent introductions to Canada, including species restricted to homes or other heated buildings. The taxonomy of these orders has also changed, with only the Dermaptera having maintained its order definition since the 1979 treatment. Additional orthopteroid species are likely to occur in Canada, particularly in the orders Orthoptera and Blattodea. DNA barcodes are available for more than 60% of the species known to occur in Canada.

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