Aracamby Explained

Aracamby is a genus of crickets in the family Phalangopsidae, native to the Atlantic coastal forest of Brazil. Unusually for crickets, they appear to not provide paternal investments to their mates.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:

• Aracamby balneatorius de Mello, 1992
• Aracamby mucuriensis de Mello, 1992
• Aracamby picinguabensis de Mello, 1992

Notes and References

1. 10.1590/S0031-10492007002000001 . Female monopolization and paternity assurance in South American crickets (Orthoptera, Grylloidea): Mating plugs, extra claspers and forced copulation . 2007 . Mello . Francisco de A.G. de . Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia . 47 . 20 . 245–257 . free . 11449/28486 . free .