New Brazilian species of Endecous Saussure, 1878: Phallic sclerites, calling song and tegmen morphometry (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Phalangopsinae)

In this paper we describe the phalangopsid cricket Endecous alejomesai n. sp. collected from the cave "Lapa do Fuzil", Vila Propício, State of Goiás, Brazil. Diagnosis has been acquired by the combination of the following characteristics: phallic sclerite features; calling song with domina...

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Published in:	Entomological science Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 150 - 155
Main Authors:	ZEFA, Edison, MESA, Alejo, MARTINS, Luciano de P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia : Blackwell Publishing Asia 01-03-2010 Blackwell Publishing Asia Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:	cave cricket Entomology Gryllidae Grylloidea Insects Orthoptera sonogram taxonomy
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Summary:	In this paper we describe the phalangopsid cricket Endecous alejomesai n. sp. collected from the cave "Lapa do Fuzil", Vila Propício, State of Goiás, Brazil. Diagnosis has been acquired by the combination of the following characteristics: phallic sclerite features; calling song with dominant frequency of 4.8 kHz and 52.9 ± 5.8 (42-60, n = 22) cycles of sound per pulse; pars stridens with 90 ± 6.84 (78-99, n = 12) teeth; mirror with one or two cross-veins; harp with two, three or four cross-veins.
Bibliography:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-8298.2010.00371.x ArticleID:ENS371 istex:A50B095D98B58780CBE65299E0A786700DBE6820 ark:/67375/WNG-S1M8JM6P-7 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	1343-8786 1479-8298
DOI:	10.1111/j.1479-8298.2010.00371.x