Description of predatory behavior of the genus Lutosa walker, 1869 (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Lutosinae) in Brazil

Carlos Henrique Marchiori 1, *, Marco Vinícios de Oliveira Santana 2 and Klebert de Paula Malheiros 2

1 Department of Biological Science, Instituto Federal Goiano, Goias, Brazil.
2 Instituto Marcos Vinicius Oliveira Santana, Goias, Brazil.
 
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Open Access Research Journal of Life Sciences, 2024, 07(01), 019–024.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjls.2024.7.1.0023
Publication history: 
Received on 07 January 2024; revised on 24 February 2024; accepted on 27 February 2024
 
Abstract: 
Most of the hopes (Orthoptera: Tettigonioidea: Tettigoniidae) have an arboreal habit, however, some live among the undergrowth, on the ground, or associated with floating aquatic herbaceous plants. In general, species are generalists, feeding on what is available. There are phytophagous species and other predators. With few exceptions, Hopes are most active at night and are often attracted to light, especially Phaneropterinae. Buthidae are found throughout Brazil and make up around 60% of national species. This family includes the genus Tityus Koch, 1966 (Scorpiones, Buthidae), the most dangerous. The species that exist in Brazil are divided into four families. The objective of the manuscript is to describe the predation process of hopes (Orthoptera: Tettigonioidea: Tettigoniidae) in the municipality of Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. Using a cell phone, one of the authors recorded a video from the beginning to the end of the hopes encounter with the scorpion. These images were transformed into figures using the PNG model, which resulted in 4 photos showing all stages of predation. This report took place in the home of one of the authors located in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil in November 2023. This study reports the first occurrence of a Tettigoniidae (hope) preying on a scorpion in Gioânia in the Central-West Region, State of Goiás, Brazil.

 

Keywords: 
Arthropoda; Grasshopper; Scorpion; Stenopelmatoidea; Tityus obscurus
 
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