01558nas a2200157   4500008004100000245012700041210006900168300001200237490000700249520088100256100002301137700002301160700002101183700002301204856017301227       2003                        eng d00aNew Stridulatory Structures in a Tiger Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae): Morphology and Sound Characterization0 aNew Stridulatory Structures in a Tiger Beetle Coleoptera Carabid  a161-1660 v573 a<p>The stridulatory mechanism in Oxycheila tristis (Fabricius) (Cicindelinae: Megacephatini) is described. Sound is produced by mates and females rubbing the internal edge of the hind femur (plectrum) on the ringed elytral epipleura (pars stridens). The hind legs usually alternate, and sound is mostly generated during backward movement. Abdominal movements seem to play a role in the amplitude modulation of the signals. Temporal characteristics of the sound are slightly different for both sexes (longer leg cycles in females) but the frequency spectra are similar. The same stridulatory structures were found in other Oxycheila species as well as in the closely related Cheiloxya binotata longipennis Horn. Considering the different stridulatory mechanisms described in cicindelids, sound production probably evolved independently at least three times in this group.</p>
1 aSerrano, Artur, R.1 aDiogo, Anabela, C.1 aViçoso, Emanuel1 aFonseca, Paulo, J.  uhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/250068645_New_Stridulatory_Structures_in_a_Tiger_Beetle_Coleoptera_Carabidae_Cicindelinae_Morphology_and_Sound_Characterization01504nas a2200157   4500008004100000245012700041210006900168300001200237490000700249520087200256100002301128700002301151700002101174700002301195856012801218       2003                        eng d00aNew Stridulatory Structures in a Tiger Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae): Morphology and Sound Characterization0 aNew Stridulatory Structures in a Tiger Beetle Coleoptera Carabid  a161-1660 v573 aThe stridulatory mechanism in Oxycheila tristis (Fabricius) (Cicindelinae: Megacephalini) is described. Sound is produced by males and females rubbing the internal edge of the hind femur (plectrum) on the ringed elytral epipleura (pars stridens). The hind legs usually alternate, and sound is mostly generated during backward movement. Abdominal movements seem to play a role in the amplitude modulation of the signals. Temporal characteristics of the sound are slightly different for both sexes (longer leg cycles in females) but the frequency spectra are similar. The same stridulatory structures were found in other Oxycheila species as well as in the closely related Cheiloxya binotata longipennis Horn. Considering the different stridulatory mechanisms described in cicindelids, sound production probably evolved independently at least three times in this group.1 aSerrano, Artur, R.1 aDiogo, Anabela, C.1 aViçoso, Emanuel1 aFonseca, Paulo, J.  uhttps://bio.acousti.ca/nl/content/new-stridulatory-structures-tiger-beetle-coleoptera-carabidae-cicindelinae-morphology-and