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Southern Cricket Eumodicogryllus bordigalensis (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) in the Czech Republic: new records and notes on the biology and stridulation

Authors

HOLUŠA Jaroslav KOČÁREK Petr VLK Robert MARHOUL Pavel

Year of publication 2007
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Polish journal of entomology/Polskie Pismo entomologiczne
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Education

Citation
Field Zoology
Keywords Southern Cricket Eumodicogryllus bordigalensis (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) in the Czech Republic: new records and notes on the biology and stridulation
Description Recently, the population of Eumodicogryllus bordigalensis consisting of more than ten males has been observed in Novosedly railway station in the most south-eastern part of the Czech Republic in 2004-2006. The individuals occupied railway embankment composed of coarse grit. Single male was found on other place at Mušlov sand pit. In southern Moravia, this species probably occurs on the northern edge of its range. The adults occur from the beginning of June to the beginning of September. The calling song of males of E. bordigallensis from Novosedly consists of long, uninterrupted sequence of syllables which lasts several minutes.

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