Songs in the genus Uromenus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Ephippigerini): A review with new information about some species
Author
Heller, Klaus-Gerhard
Author
Puskás, Gellért
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Author
Szövényi, Gergely
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Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, ELTE, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 1117, Hungary; gergely. szovenyi @ ttk. elte. hu; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9632 - 4066
Author
Chobanov, Dragan P.
0000-0002-1642-0363
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria. dchobanov @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 1642 - 0363
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-06-23
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Uromenus galvagnii
Nadig, 1994
MOROCCO
, SW of
Derdara
,
N 35.08957
,
W 005.30738
,
400 m
a.s.l.
,
24 v 2013
, leg.
Chobanov.
Conclusions from the short recording; the calling song consists of isolated syllables (
Fig. 2
) which are separated by intervals of several seconds, with a short opening hemisyllable (53±4 ms; n=2) followed by a longer closing hemisyllable (105 ms with ca. 47 impulses;
Fig. 3
), both having approximately the same amplitude.
The frequency spectrum has a relatively low and narrow maximum around 10 kHz (
Fig. 5
).
The male tegmina (
Fig. 6C
) are in shape and size similar to
U. finoti
. The male stridulatory file carries about 140 teeth (
Fig. 7
;
Tab. 2
). In the middle of the file the inter-tooth intervals are about
65 µm
.
Morphology.
The species was grouped by
Nadig (1994)
within his
Robustus
Group. The species is typical with the very long male epiproct and the elongate cerci (
Fig. 10B
1
). Male 10th tergum, epiproct, cerci and titillators are shown on
Fig. 10B
1–2
and
Fig. 11C
.
Ecology.
The species was found within diverse mesoxerophyte ruderalized vegetation (bordering orchards and vineyards). The locality most probably classifies within the Köppen climate
type
CSa (Hot-summer mediterranean) to CSb (Warm-summer mediterranean)(
Verner
et al
. 2018
).