Anaxipha hyalicetra sp. n. (Gryllidae: Trigonidiinae), a new sword-tailed cricket species from Arizona

By

Cole, Jeffrey A.
Funk, David H.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-4-11

Original Publication

Journal of orthoptera research : JOR

Volume

28

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

3--9

Subjects

aggressive song , calling song , mate recognition , Mexico , Neotropical , Sonora

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Philadelphia, Penn Orthopterists' Society 1992-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.28.30143

 

Abstract

A new Anaxipha species is described from a locality in southeastern Arizona adjacent to the border with Mexico. The species is unique among the North American fauna by virtue of the broad tegmina, distinctive male genitalia, and calling song phrased in an irregular chirp with a variable pulse train rate. The possibility that the behavioral repertoire of this species includes aggressive song as well as calling song is discussed.