Identification: Length 13–18 mm.
More information: genus Oecanthus, subfamily Oecanthinae.
References: Titus 1903; Fulton 1926a; Walker 1963.
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Oecanthus forbesi, the Forbes' tree cricket, is a species of tree cricket in the family Gryllidae.[2] It is found in North America.[3]
This species has a yellowish head with black markings on the first two antennal segments.[4]
O. forbesi is very similar to O. nigricornis. The two species can be reliably separated only by the pulses per second (p/sec) of the male's song.[5]
The male sings by stridulation, and the p/sec increases with temperature.[6] The song of the male below was measured at 55-56 p/sec in temperature of about 15 degrees Celsius (°C).
Video of male stridulating
Oecanthus forbesi, the Forbes' tree cricket, is a species of tree cricket in the family Gryllidae. It is found in North America.
Oecanthus forbesi is een rechtvleugelig insect uit de familie krekels (Gryllidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van deze soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1903 door Titus.
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