Oecanthus capensis
| Cape thermometer cricket | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Oecanthidae |
| Genus: | Oecanthus |
| Species: | O. capensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Oecanthus capensis Saussure, 1878[1]
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Oecanthus capensis, the Cape thermometer cricket, is a species of tree cricket (Subfamily Oecanthinae).[2] It has been found that the rate at which these crickets chirp follows Dolbear's law.[3]
Description
[edit]Similar to Oecanthus pellucens, but a little smaller; the wings shorter, elytra of the female slightly stronger, male elytra shorter. The female's ovipositor is nearly the length of elytra.[1]
Range
[edit]Southern, eastern and central South Africa.[4][2]
Habitat
[edit]Ecology
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cape; capensis - after the Cape of Good Hope.
Thermometer cricket - The rate at which these crickets chirp can be used to the estimate the temperature.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b de Saussure, H. (1878). "Mélanges orthoptérologiques. VI. fascicule Gryllides". Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève. 25: 456.
- ^ a b "Oecanthus capensis Cape Thermometer Cricket". iNaturalist. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ a b Toms, R.B. (1992). "Effects of temperature on chirp rates of tree crickets (Orthoptera: Oecanthidae)". South African Journal of Zoology. 27 (2): 70–73. doi:10.1080/02541858.1992.11448264. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ GBIF Secretariat. "Oecanthus capensis Saussure, 1878". GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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