Raríssima e pouco conhecida, essa planta parasita fungos micorrízicos. São conhecidos apenas dois indivíduos que estão depositados em uma coleção cientifica do Rio. Essa é a primeira foto na natureza dessa espécie.
Pycnosarcus atavus (Saussure, 1859)
iNat is pretty sure it belongs to the Acrididea infraorder
iNat was pretty sure it belonged to the Acrididea infraorder.
Previous observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12688268
I observed it twice before, both classified as belonging to the Chromacris genus:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12688268
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12949890.
This time iNat (AI) is sure it belongs to the Melanoplus genus.