First record of the ant-loving cricket Myrmecophilus crenatus Gorochov, 1986 (Orthoptera, Myrmecophilidae) in Kazakhstan

Abstract

The ant-loving cricket Myrmecophilus crenatus Gorochov, 1986 was found in the Turkestan oblast of southern Kazakhstan. This is the first species record for this area. Thus, the current fauna of ant-loving crickets in Kazakhstan includes three species – Myrmecophilus crenatus, M. acervorum (Panzer, 1799) and Bothriophylax semenovi (Miram, 1930).