Trigonidium cicindeloides is a small beetle-like species of sword-tail crickets, widespread in Africa, southern Europe, and southern Asia.[1] 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.[2]
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Trigonidium cicindeloides | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Trigonidiidae |
Subfamily: | Trigonidiinae |
Tribe: | Trigonidiini |
Genus: | Trigonidium |
Species: | T. cicindeloides
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Binomial name | |
Trigonidium cicindeloides Rambur, 1838
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References
edit- ^ Orthoptera Species File: Trigonidium cicindeloides
- ^ Ingrisch, S. (1977). Das Stridulationsorgan der Käfergrille Trigonidium cicindeloides (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Trigoniinae) und Beobachtungen zur Eidonomie und Ethologie. Entomologica Germanica, 3, 324-332.