Oecanthus rohiniae sp. nov. (Gryllidae: Oecanthinae): A new chirping tree cricket of the rileyi species group from Mexico

By

Collins, Nancy
Coronado-González, Isabel Margarita
Rocha-Sánchez, Aurora Y.
Govaerts, Bruno
Hershberger, Wilbur

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-2-18

Original Publication

Journal of orthoptera research : JOR

Volume

30

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

7--16

Subjects

bioacoustic , Biodiversity , Querétaro , tropical deciduous forest

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Philadelphia, Penn Orthopterists' Society 1992-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.30.50039

 

Abstract

A new species ofOecanthusis described from Mexico.Oecanthus rohiniaesp. nov.occurs in central Mexico in the understory of tropical deciduous forest and is currently known only from Mexico. This new species has the coloring, antennal markings, slightly widened tegmina, and calling song that are found in therileyispecies group. Although morphologically very similar toOecanthus fultoni, the shapes of the distal hooks on the male copulatory blades differ between the two species. There are also differences in the song pulse patterns and chirp rate response to temperature. This new species has been given the common name Cri-Cri tree cricket. Video and song recordings are available online.