{"id":1388,"date":"2019-03-01T01:57:50","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T01:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/?page_id=1388"},"modified":"2019-04-01T02:24:44","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T02:24:44","slug":"insects-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/?page_id=1388","title":{"rendered":"Insects 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two more undescribed cricket species from Capertee Valley, NSW<\/h2>\n

1. Eurygryllodes species – <\/em>Peeping Cricket
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This pale cricket calls only at night, and mostly in March and April, which is autumn in Australia.\u00a0 I searched for them by torchlight, and used a flash to photograph them.\u00a0 So far I have only found males.\u00a0 Entomologist David Rentz (after examining some specimens I sent him) said this was an undescribed species in the genus Eurygryllodes<\/em>.\u00a0 Its call is a distinctive single peep<\/em> at 4.5 kHz, given every second or so.\u00a0 I call them the Peeping Cricket or the March Cricket.<\/p>\n

HABITAT: night-time, open ground with sparse vegetation in dry woodland.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Male Eurygryllodes species<\/em>, taken with flash, 13 April 2013.<\/p>\n

\"\"Wings raised, stridulating.<\/p>\n

\"\"Close-up of the wing pattern.<\/p>\n

\"\"Another view of the wing pattern, this specimen was sent to David Rentz for identification.<\/p>\n

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Sonogram and audio (18 seconds).\u00a0 A regular ‘peep’ at 4.5 kHz, given every 2 seconds.<\/p>\n

Recorded 11 April 2009, “Rocklands” property in Capertee Valley, 11 p.m., Olympus LS10, Sennheiser ME66.<\/h5>\n

Here is the call of the Eurygryllodes<\/em> cricket played at half speed:<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/A2.PEEPING-CRICKET-LS0865-110409-11.06PM-half-speed.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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2. possibly Marinna mira – <\/em>Rinky-dink Cricket <\/strong><\/p>\n

Marinna mira<\/em> is known only from Cape York in Queensland, which is a very long way from Capertee Valley in NSW.\u00a0 However there are similarities to a sketch and description for this species, from the book The Australian Crickets<\/em>, Daniel Otte and Richard Alexander (1983).\u00a0 Due to its high pitched distinctive lilting call, I have dubbed this species the Rinky-dink Cricket.\u00a0 It calls by day during autumn, in sparse woodland habitat – staying well hidden in grass tussocks, fallen bark and leaf litter.\u00a0 Although tiny, it has a long and flexible body and white tips to its cerci (tails) which it waves about, presumably as a signalling mechanism.<\/p>\n

Typical habitat for this cricket in Capertee Valley, NSW<\/p>\n

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\"\"White-tipped cerci waving about, long agile body, one hind leg missing.<\/p>\n

\"\"Stridulating with wings raised, one hind leg is missing.<\/p>\n

\"\"Wings flat, one hind leg is missing.<\/p>\n

Short movie of the Rinky-dink cricket calling, 7 MB Quicktime:<\/p>\n

CRICKET – RINKY-DINK low res final 290319<\/a><\/p>\n

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Marinna Mira<\/em> sketch, page 425 in book Australian Crickets<\/em>.\u00a0 Is my species in Capertee Valley the same one?\u00a0 The books says this specimen from Cape York has a “call not known”.<\/p>\n

Sonogram and audio for my Rinky-dink Cricket from Capertee Valley.\u00a0 Note the high pitch, over 7 kHz.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/RINKY-DINK-CRICKET-CV-150413.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Recorded outdoors in Capertee Valley 15 April 2013 with Olympus LS10 and Sennheiser ME66, 19 degrees C.<\/h5>\n

Here is the call of the Rinky-dink cricket played at half speed:<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/RINKY-DINK-CRICKET-CV-150413-HALF-SPEED.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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All photos on this page taken with a Canon Ixus 1100 pocket camera: Eurygryllodes photos 13 April 2013 and Rinky-dink photos 19-21 April 2013.<\/h5>\n

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