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Ellipes deyrupi
Deyrup's Pygmy Mole Cricket
Ellipes deyrupi is a recently described species of pygmy mole cricket endemic to the northern Lake Wales Ridge of Florida. It represents one of at least two independent lineages of tridactylids that have adapted to xeric scrub and sandhill habitats, diverging from the ancestral aquatic or semi-aquatic lifestyle typical of the family. The species is sympatric with Neotridactylus archboldi at all known locations but has not been found co-occurring with its congener Ellipes eisneri. Its restricted geographic range and specialized habitat requirements raise conservation concerns.
Photomorphus archboldi
Photomorphus archboldi is a species of velvet ant (family Mutillidae) described from central Florida. The species is known only from male specimens, which were collected in malaise traps at Archbold Biological Station in Highlands County. The female remains undescribed.