Oecanthus Jamaicensis, N. SP.: A Cecropia-Inhabiting Cricket (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)

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  • Thomas J. Walker

Abstract

Oecanthus jamaicensis n. sp. is known only from Jamaica where it occurs almost exclusively on Cecropia peltata L. Its closest relative is O. exclamationis Davis of the United States and S Mexico. Its song is a continuous or irregularly broken trill of 66 pulses/sec. at 25@* C.

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Published

1969-12-01

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Literature Review Articles