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Regional biodiversity of terrestrial Heteroptera and Orthoptera in southwestern Illinois

Heads, Sam W.; Taylor, Steve, J.; Swanson, Daniel R.; Thomas,Michael J.

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Title
Regional biodiversity of terrestrial Heteroptera and Orthoptera in southwestern Illinois
Author(s)
  • Heads, Sam W.
  • Taylor, Steve, J.
  • Swanson, Daniel R.
  • Thomas,Michael J.
Issue Date
2015-01-30
Keyword(s)
  • Orthoptera
  • Heteroptera
  • grasshoppers
  • crickets
  • katydids
  • true bugs
  • Illinois
  • Randolph County
  • Monroe County
  • Mill Creek Natural Area
  • White Rock Nature Preserve
  • Fogelpole Cave Nature Preserve
  • Kidd Lake State Natural Area
  • IDNR Division of Wildlife
Geographic Coverage
Illinois, southwestern
Abstract
We conducted a baseline inventory of terrestrial Heteroptera (true bugs) and Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets and katydids) at foursites in Monroe and Randolph counties,Illinois in 2014, namely: Mill Creek Natural Area (MCNA); White Rock Nature Preserve (WRNP); Fogelpole Cave Nature Preserve (FCNP); and Kidd Lake State Natural Area (KLSNA).A total of 95 species in the focal taxa were recorded (67 Heteropteraand28 Orthoptera). In addition, a further 96 species of arthropods in groups other than Heteroptera and Orthoptera were also recorded.Heteropteran diversity was found to be typical of that expected for other natural areas in Illinois, though orthopteran diversity was much lower and may be related to structural aspects of the respective habitats.Cluster analysis of our presence/absence data revealed marked differences in site similarity between orthopteran and heteropteran species assemblages.
Publisher
Illinois Natural History Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
Technical Report INHS 2015 (04)
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/90093
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
IDNR Division of Wildlife
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