Sexual selection on bushcricket genitalia operates in a mosaic pattern [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 In most species with internal fertilization, male genitalia evolve faster than other morphological structures. This holds true for genital titillators, which are used exclusively during mating in several bushcricket subfamilies.
Nadja C. Wulff, Gerlind U. C. Lehmann
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New and interesting Orthoptera from the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2017 This paper reports on some interesting taxa recently found in the Arabian Peninsula and the island of Socotra. Among them is a new species of brachypterous grasshopper Sphodromerus carapezzanus sp. n.
Bruno Massa
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Island mysteries in the spotlight: Barbitistes kaltenbachi and Rhacocleis buchichii, the only bush-cricket species endemic to Croatia (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 Hvar Saw Bush-cricket Barbitistes kaltenbachi Harz, 1965 (Phaneropterinae: Barbitistini) and Lesina Bush-cricket Rhacocleis buchichii Brunner von Wattenwyl in Herman 1874 (Tettigoniinae: Platycleidini) are flightless orthopterans restricted to a narrow ...
Rob Felix +4 more
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The identity of the tropical African Polichne mukonja Griffini, 1908 (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Phaneropterinae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2016 Polichne mukonja Griffini, 1908 from Cameroon was hitherto known only from the holotype preserved at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels.
Bruno Massa
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Nontarget catches of traps with chemical lures may refer to the flower-visitation, probable pollination, and feeding of bush crickets (Ensifera: Tettigoniidae). [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 The flower visitation and host plant preference of seven temperate zone Tettigoniidae species were studied during the development of traps with chemical lures. Large numbers of Orthoptera were caught, providing an opportunity for analysis. Based on data from chemical lures and nature photos, the studied Orthoptera species mainly visit Asteraceae ...
Nagy A +5 more
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Pink Cricket Club: Dramatic color change in a Neotropical leaf-masquerading katydid (Arota festae, Griffini, 1896). [PDF]
EcologyEcology, Volume 107, Issue 3, March 2026.
Wainwright JB +5 more
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Ecology and abundance of a relict population of the bush cricket <i>Saga pedo</i> in the Northern Apennines, Italy. [PDF]
Ecol EvolOur study reveals that the expansion of forest cover and intensification of agriculture have led to the decline of Saga pedo, a species currently listed as Vulnerable. The population of Saga pedo in the study area is estimated to be 197 individuals, but detection is challenging due to the species' elusive behavior and the impact of environmental ...
Repetto E +3 more
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New and little known taxa of the genus Calopsyra Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae) from Indo-Malayan Region [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2023 A new material on the Indo-Malayan genus Сalopsyra Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891 from the tribe Holochlorini is reviewed. This genus is divided into three subgenera: Calopsyra s. str., Parapsyra Carl, 1914, stat. n.
A.V. Gorochov
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European Journal of Entomology, 2021 In bush-crickets, males produce a calling song to announce their presence to females. Females ready to mate respond either by a phonotactic approach or signal their presence acoustically by establishing a kind of duet.
Klaus-Gerhard HELLER +4 more
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New taxa of the subfamily Phaneropterinae (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from Africa: the tribes Otiaphysini and Preussiini [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2023 Te new material on the following African genera of the subfamily Phaneropterinae is considered: Drepanophyllum Karsch, 1890 and Tetraconcha Karsch, 1890 belonging to the tribe Otiaphysini; Enochletica Karsch, 1896 and Weissenbornia Karsch, 1888 belonging
A.V. Gorochov
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