Contains

Gomphocerus sibiricus sibiricus

5

Recordings

Aeropus sibiricus sibiricus; Studio recording; 1995-07: Italy, Abruzzi, Scanno, M.Rotondo; Calling song, 26 degrees Celsius	0:38
Aeropus sibiricus sibiricus; Studio recording; 2003-07-16: Austria, Kärnten, Heiligenblut, Schefferloch (2200m); Calling song, specimen AO, collected as nymf, >25 degrees Celsius	0:41
Montenegro, Durmitor, between Todorov Do and Krecmani, field recording, 4/8/1988, 26°C, sunshine (Sony WM-D3 with Universum mono, tape: UX-Pro90, tape no. YU5/88:481-515, 10-band equalizer, 5-10k +3dB, others -12dB)	0:58
Switzerland, Graubünden, Muottas Muragl, field recording, 17/8/1991, 18°C, sunshine (Sony WM-D3 with Universum mono, tape: UX-Pro60, tape no. SO3/91:366-421, 10-Band equalizer, 5-10k +3dB, others -12dB)	0:41
Switzerland, Graubünden, Muottas Muragl, lab recording, 24/8/1991, 24.5°C, light: 60 W bulb for heat (Kenwood KX880HX with AKG D202, tape: S-MES90, tape no. KW47:30.00-33.35, 10-Band equalizer, 5-10k +3dB, others -12dB)	0:24
391:9 Gomphocerus sibiricus(338)	7:44 · W. J. Reynolds
391:10 Gomphocerus sibiricus(339)	15:19 · W. J. Reynolds
391:11 Gomphocerus sibiricus(340)	6:25 · W. J. Reynolds
391:12 Gomphocerus sibiricus(340b)	2:30 · W. J. Reynolds
395:1 Gomphocerus sibiricus(367)	7:37 · W. J. Reynolds
401:28 Gomphocerus sibiricus (439)	6:15 · W. J. Reynolds
424:14 Gomphocerus sibiricus (604r4)	1:11 · David R. Ragge
433:7 Gomphocerus sibiricus (666r7)	5:28 · David R. Ragge

Specimens

Gomphocerus sibiricus NHMUK BMNH(E) 010211530
Gomphocerus sibiricus NHMUK BMNH(E) 010211531
Gomphocerus sibiricus NHMUK BMNH(E) 010211532
Gomphocerus sibiricus NHMUK BMNH(E) 010211533
Gomphocerus sibiricus NHMUK BMNH(E) 010211534
Gomphocerus sibiricus NHMUK BMNH(E) 010211535
Gomphocerus sibiricus NHMUK BMNH(E) 010211536
Gomphocerus sibiricus NHMUK BMNH(E) 010211537

Literature

Tishechkin, Dmitri Yu. (2017). Contributions to the study of gomphocerine grasshoppers calling songs (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Gomphocerinae) with notes on taxonomic status and distribution of some forms from Kyrgyzstan. Zootaxa, 4318(3): 531.

Behaviour

References to song. Ragge & Reynolds (1998): recordings from Western Europe; Bukhvalova & Vedenina (1998): recordings from Eastern Siberia (Chita Oblast); Tishechkin & Bukhvalova (2009b): recordings from Eastern Siberia (Buryatia). Song. The main part of the calling song is an echeme lasting 20–30 s. The song begins quietly and reaches maximum intensity at about one third or a half of its duration (Figs. 13–15). A syllable repetition period averages 160–260 ms at 31–36 oC, the first two thirds or one half of a syllable usually includes 4–6 gaps (Figs. 16–19 and 24–27). At the end of an echeme, syllables of lower intensity repeated at a lower rate can follow (Figs. 20–23). Duration of this part and the shape of syllables vary greatly; sometimes it is almost reduced and includes only several low-amplitude syllables (Fig. 13). Comparative notes. Despite the fact that the mountains of Central Asia represent an isolated part of the range of G. sibiricus, the songs of the male from the Central Tien Shan Mts. do not differ from these of males from different localities in Siberia. The photographs of head, pronotum and antennae of the male from the Central Tien Shan Mts., which signals were studied are given on Figs. 28–30.

Source: Tishechkin, Dmitri Yu. (2017). Contributions to the study of gomphocerine grasshoppers calling songs (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Gomphocerinae) with notes on taxonomic status and distribution of some forms from Kyrgyzstan. Zootaxa, 4318(3): 531.