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MATING BEHAVIOR OF NEOCONOCEPHALUS ENSIGER (ORTHOPTERA: TETTIGONIIDAE) WITH NOTES ON THE CALLING SONG

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Darryl T. Gwynne
Darryl T. Gwynne
Affiliation:
Erindale College and Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario
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Abstract

Neoconocephalus ensiger (Harris) mating is described from field observations. The sequence of mating events is presented along with a brief description of the physical parameters of the calling song. Mating differs from other tettigoniids in that the copulation time is longer and there is no external evidence of a spermatophore. The significance of these differences is discussed.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 109 , Issue 2 , February 1977 , pp. 237 - 242
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1977

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