Decticus albifrons
The song of the male found in Montemor-o-Novo ( g. 2) differs from that of the males collected in italy (schmidt 1996a, abb. 12). The loud calling song consisted of a series of very short syllables, sometimes repeated fairly regularly, at a rate of about 16/s at relatively high temper- atures. The interval between successive syllables was very short (about 30-110 ms). The song continued for inde nite periods, often for many minutes. The oscillographic analysis showed that diplosyllables were emitted. The opening stroke is always faint and clear, but the audible sound is produced by the closing stroke of the elytra. The loud part of the hemisyllable lasts for about 5 ms. Ragge & Reynolds (1998) also report- ed some differences in the songs of males collected in france. [1]
References
- . THE SALTOPTERAN FAUNA OF PORTUGAL: NEW RECORDS AND BIOGEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS (ORTHOPTEROIDEA). Fragmenta Entomologica. 2009;41(1):15. Available at: http://www.fragmentaentomol.org/index.php/fragmenta/article/view/81.