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Eyprepocnemis dorsalensis

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Literature

Phipps, John (1970). Notes on the biology of grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) in Sierra Leone. Journal of Zoology, 161(3): 317 - 349.

Behaviour

The males were heard to stridulate when held in the hand, and the weak sound was accompanied by an up-and-down movement of the head like that often seen in longicorn beetles.

Source: Phipps, John (1970). Notes on the biology of grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) in Sierra Leone. Journal of Zoology, 161(3): 317 - 349.

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