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Trigonidium cicindeloides

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Species of cricket

Trigonidium cicindeloides
Trigonidium cicindeloides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Trigonidiidae
Subfamily: Trigonidiinae
Tribe: Trigonidiini
Genus: Trigonidium
Species: T. cicindeloides
Binomial name
Trigonidium cicindeloides
Rambur, 1838
Synonyms
  • Trigonidium paludicola Serville, 1838 (Nomen oblitum)
  • Trigonidium coleoptratum Stål, 1861
  • Trigonidium tibiale Stål, 1861
  • Scleropterus ater Walker, 1869
  • Trigonidium madecassum Saussure, 1878
  • Piestoxiphus simiolus Karsch, 1893

Trigonidium cicindeloides is a small beetle-like species of sword-tail crickets, widespread in Africa, southern Europe, and southern Asia. During mating season males make a sound created by vibrating the last two joints of their maxillary palpi. This is either to attract females for mating or to drive off other males.

References

  1. Orthoptera Species File: Trigonidium cicindeloides
  2. Ingrisch, S. (1977). Das Stridulationsorgan der Käfergrille Trigonidium cicindeloides (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Trigoniinae) und Beobachtungen zur Eidonomie und Ethologie. Entomologica Germanica, 3, 324-332.
Taxon identifiers
Trigonidium cicindeloides


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