Stridulation
View article: Tupiperla furcata Duarte, Bispo & Pessacq, 2025, sp. nov.
Tupiperla furcata Duarte, Bispo & Pessacq, 2025, sp. nov. Open
Tupiperla furcata sp. nov. Figure 5 A – H Type material. Holotype: BRAZIL • 1 ♂; Santa Catarina State, Urubici, Parque Nacional São Joaquim; 28°09’20”S, 49°38’47”W; 1,500 m a. s. l.; 23.viii-05.ix.2014; Malaise trap; L. C. Pinho leg. (in M…
View article: Tupiperla furcata Duarte, Bispo & Pessacq, 2025, sp. nov.
Tupiperla furcata Duarte, Bispo & Pessacq, 2025, sp. nov. Open
Tupiperla furcata sp. nov.Figure 5 A – HType material.Holotype: BRAZIL • 1 ♂; Santa Catarina State, Urubici, Parque Nacional São Joaquim; 28°09’20”S, 49°38’47”W; 1,500 m a. s. l.; 23.viii-05.ix.2014; Malaise trap; L. C. Pinho…
View article: Linear measurements of stridulatory apparatus of nine Ips species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
Linear measurements of stridulatory apparatus of nine Ips species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) Open
Description of the stridulatory apparatus of Ips species through linear measurements and striae counts. Datasets have 15 variables for pars stridens
View article: Linear measurements of stridulatory apparatus of nine Ips species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
Linear measurements of stridulatory apparatus of nine Ips species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) Open
Description of the stridulatory apparatus of Ips species through linear measurements and striae counts. Datasets have 15 variables for pars stridens and 14 for plectrum.
View article: Figure 4 from: Lapeva-Gjonova A, Gjonov I, Kostova R, Mifsud D (2025) Vibroacoustic signalling of the Maltese Messor ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with geographical insights into M. ibericus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 1087-1106. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.170415
Figure 4 from: Lapeva-Gjonova A, Gjonov I, Kostova R, Mifsud D (2025) Vibroacoustic signalling of the Maltese Messor ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with geographical insights into M. ibericus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 1087-1106. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.170415 Open
Figure 4 Oscillogram and sonogram of stridulation distress signals in Messor ibericus (queen) A train B chirp.
View article: Supplementary material 5 from: Lapeva-Gjonova A, Gjonov I, Kostova R, Mifsud D (2025) Vibroacoustic signalling of the Maltese Messor ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with geographical insights into M. ibericus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 1087-1106. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.170415
Supplementary material 5 from: Lapeva-Gjonova A, Gjonov I, Kostova R, Mifsud D (2025) Vibroacoustic signalling of the Maltese Messor ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with geographical insights into M. ibericus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 1087-1106. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.170415 Open
Audio of stridulation performed by a worker of Messor capitatus
View article: Supplementary material 3 from: Lapeva-Gjonova A, Gjonov I, Kostova R, Mifsud D (2025) Vibroacoustic signalling of the Maltese Messor ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with geographical insights into M. ibericus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 1087-1106. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.170415
Supplementary material 3 from: Lapeva-Gjonova A, Gjonov I, Kostova R, Mifsud D (2025) Vibroacoustic signalling of the Maltese Messor ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with geographical insights into M. ibericus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 1087-1106. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.170415 Open
Audio of stridulation performed by a queen of Messor ibericus
View article: Supplementary material 4 from: Lapeva-Gjonova A, Gjonov I, Kostova R, Mifsud D (2025) Vibroacoustic signalling of the Maltese Messor ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with geographical insights into M. ibericus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 1087-1106. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.170415
Supplementary material 4 from: Lapeva-Gjonova A, Gjonov I, Kostova R, Mifsud D (2025) Vibroacoustic signalling of the Maltese Messor ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with geographical insights into M. ibericus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 1087-1106. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.170415 Open
Audio of stridulation performed by a worker of Messor bouvieri
View article: Supplementary material 2 from: Lapeva-Gjonova A, Gjonov I, Kostova R, Mifsud D (2025) Vibroacoustic signalling of the Maltese Messor ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with geographical insights into M. ibericus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 1087-1106. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.170415
Supplementary material 2 from: Lapeva-Gjonova A, Gjonov I, Kostova R, Mifsud D (2025) Vibroacoustic signalling of the Maltese Messor ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with geographical insights into M. ibericus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 1087-1106. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.170415 Open
Audio of stridulation performed by a worker of Messor ibericus
View article: Figure 6 from: Lapeva-Gjonova A, Gjonov I, Kostova R, Mifsud D (2025) Vibroacoustic signalling of the Maltese Messor ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with geographical insights into M. ibericus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 1087-1106. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.170415
Figure 6 from: Lapeva-Gjonova A, Gjonov I, Kostova R, Mifsud D (2025) Vibroacoustic signalling of the Maltese Messor ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with geographical insights into M. ibericus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 1087-1106. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.170415 Open
Figure 6 Oscillogram and sonogram of stridulation distress signals in Messor capitatus (worker) A train B chirp.
View article: Figure 5 from: Lapeva-Gjonova A, Gjonov I, Kostova R, Mifsud D (2025) Vibroacoustic signalling of the Maltese Messor ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with geographical insights into M. ibericus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 1087-1106. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.170415
Figure 5 from: Lapeva-Gjonova A, Gjonov I, Kostova R, Mifsud D (2025) Vibroacoustic signalling of the Maltese Messor ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with geographical insights into M. ibericus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 1087-1106. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.170415 Open
Figure 5 Oscillogram and sonogram of stridulation distress signals in Messor bouvieri (worker) A train B chirp.
View article: Figure 3 from: Lapeva-Gjonova A, Gjonov I, Kostova R, Mifsud D (2025) Vibroacoustic signalling of the Maltese Messor ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with geographical insights into M. ibericus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 1087-1106. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.170415
Figure 3 from: Lapeva-Gjonova A, Gjonov I, Kostova R, Mifsud D (2025) Vibroacoustic signalling of the Maltese Messor ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with geographical insights into M. ibericus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 1087-1106. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.170415 Open
Figure 3 Oscillogram and sonogram of stridulation distress signals in Messor ibericus (worker) A train B chirp.
View article: Palaeopsole spinosa Chen, 2025, sp. nov.
Palaeopsole spinosa Chen, 2025, sp. nov. Open
† Palaeopsole spinosa sp. nov.urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 18C09F91-CCDA-44F6-9B37-94B2143CE78DFigs 1–3DiagnosisEpiproct slender (wider in P. weiterschani); paraprocts sharp (rounded in P. weiterschani); cerci with…
View article: Euphranta undulata David & Hancock 2025, sp. nov.
Euphranta undulata David & Hancock 2025, sp. nov. Open
Euphranta undulata David & Hancock sp. nov. Figs 13, 14-18, 19–22 Type material. Holotype: ♀, India: Meghalaya, Umiam, Ri-Bhoi, 15. xi. 2023, Niladri (NIM). Paratype: 1 ♀, same data as holotype (NIM). Etymology. The species name undulata i…
View article: Euphranta undulata David & Hancock 2025, sp. nov.
Euphranta undulata David & Hancock 2025, sp. nov. Open
Euphranta undulata David & Hancock sp. nov. Figs 13, 14-18, 19–22 Type material. Holotype: ♀, India: Meghalaya, Umiam, Ri-Bhoi, 15. xi. 2023, Niladri (NIM). Paratype: 1 ♀, same data as holotype (NIM). Etymology. The species name undulata i…
View article: Following the rules? Differential life-stage responses of biometrics across four decades of warming in a songbird population
Following the rules? Differential life-stage responses of biometrics across four decades of warming in a songbird population Open
This study aims at testing how biometrics of eggs, nestlings and adults covary with ambient temperature in a population of Great tits (Parus major) living in Sagunto (Spain) during 4 decades. The variables below, fol…
View article: Andrena (Micrandrena) alshaykh Pisanty 2025, sp. nov.
Andrena (Micrandrena) alshaykh Pisanty 2025, sp. nov. Open
3.1.2.3.Andrena(Micrandrena)alshaykhPisanty sp. nov. Figures 3, 15 B, K, 20 L Etymology. Named after the Arabic name of Mount Hermon, Jabal al-Shaykh (‘ Mountain of the Sheikh’). The species epithet is a noun in apposition. Diagnosis. With…
View article: Andrena (Micrandrena) alshaykh Pisanty 2025, sp. nov.
Andrena (Micrandrena) alshaykh Pisanty 2025, sp. nov. Open
3.1.2.3.Andrena(Micrandrena)alshaykhPisanty sp. nov. Figures 3, 15 B, K, 20 L Etymology. Named after the Arabic name of Mount Hermon, Jabal al-Shaykh (‘ Mountain of the Sheikh’). The species epithet is a noun in apposition. Diagnosis. With…
View article: Water-like timbral quality in birdsong arises from complex motor control of two sound sources
Water-like timbral quality in birdsong arises from complex motor control of two sound sources Open
Sound coloration (timbre) plays an important role in music and speech as well as in non-human animal vocalizations. Although many physical attributes of sound can be reliably quantified, the description of multidimensional timbre has remai…
View article: Cheilosia (Cheilosia) ushguliensis Bot, Mengual, Meutter & Skevington, 2025, sp. nov.
Cheilosia (Cheilosia) ushguliensis Bot, Mengual, Meutter & Skevington, 2025, sp. nov. Open
Cheilosia (Cheilosia) ushguliensis sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: F60C0CC8-2959-4F18-84D9-A36188DC4C6E Figs 72–73 Differential diagnosis Cheilosia ushguliensis sp. nov. is a member of a group of closely related species, called the prox…
View article: Shedding Light on Shining Leaf Chafers: Rutelinae <scp>MacLeay</scp>, 1819 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Scarabaeidae) as a Neglected Group of Pollinators
Shedding Light on Shining Leaf Chafers: Rutelinae <span>MacLeay</span>, 1819 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Scarabaeidae) as a Neglected Group of Pollinators Open
The interactions between insects and angiosperms date back to millions of years ago. Among the groups of pollinating animals, it is estimated that insects are responsible for pollinating more than 70% of angiosperms. Coleoptera is one of t…
View article: Examining Personalities and Behavioural Syndromes in the Burying Beetle, <i>Nicrophorus vespilloides</i> Herbst, 1783
Examining Personalities and Behavioural Syndromes in the Burying Beetle, <i>Nicrophorus vespilloides</i> Herbst, 1783 Open
Animal personality encompasses behavioral traits that can vary between individuals while remaining stable over time for each individual. These traits often correlate with each other and form behavioral syndromes. In our study, we investiga…
View article: From nymph to adult: comparative morphology and pre-imaginal development of the stridulation apparatus of selected <i>Platymeris</i> Laporte, 1833 species and their hybrids (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae)
From nymph to adult: comparative morphology and pre-imaginal development of the stridulation apparatus of selected <i>Platymeris</i> Laporte, 1833 species and their hybrids (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) Open
Our study investigates the morphological development of the stridulatory apparatus in Platymeris biguttatus, Platymeris rhadamanthus, and their hybrid across different nymphal instars. This is the first study to describe the ontogeny of th…
View article: Stridulation-like behaviour in the Red Wood ant ( <i>Formica rufa</i> )
Stridulation-like behaviour in the Red Wood ant ( <i>Formica rufa</i> ) Open
Insects are known for communicating via sounds created by rubbing body parts, a behaviour referred to as stridulation. Red Wood ants (Formica rufa group) are not known to possess stridulatory organs and have historically been categorised a…
View article: Stridulation songs of some Tettigoniidae (Ensifera, Orthoptera) from Papua New Guinea
Stridulation songs of some Tettigoniidae (Ensifera, Orthoptera) from Papua New Guinea Open
Frequency-domain power spectra and time-domain wave amplitude patterns of stridulation signals, are presented for 20 tettigonioid taxa from Papua New Guinea (PNG). Songs of 13 extant species accompany those of 7 species new to science. Ext…
View article: Light alters calling-song characteristics in crickets
Light alters calling-song characteristics in crickets Open
Communication is crucial for mate choice and thus for the survival and fitness of most species. In the cricket, females choose males according to their calling-song attractiveness and, exhibiting positive phonotaxis, they approach the chos…
View article: Multispecies comparisons support a startle response origin for a novel vibrational signal in the cricket tribe Lebinthini
Multispecies comparisons support a startle response origin for a novel vibrational signal in the cricket tribe Lebinthini Open
Many animals communicate using call and response signals, but the evolutionary origins of this type of communication are largely unknown. In most cricket species, males sing and females walk or fly to calling males. In the tribe Lebinthini…
View article: Following the rules? Differential life-stage responses of biometrics across four decades of warming in a songbird population
Following the rules? Differential life-stage responses of biometrics across four decades of warming in a songbird population Open
This study aims at testing how biometrics of eggs, nestlings and adults covary with ambient temperature in a population of Great tits (Parus major) living in Sagunto (Spain) during 4 decades. The variables below, followed by a brief descri…
View article: Changes in wing resonance in dried preserved crickets
Changes in wing resonance in dried preserved crickets Open
Male crickets sing to attract females for mating. Sound is produced by tegminal stridulation, where one wing bears a plectrum and the other a wing vein modified with cuticular teeth. The carrier frequency ( f c ) of the call is dictated by…
View article: More than stridulation: signal interaction and constraint in the complex vibroacoustic courtship of a cricket
More than stridulation: signal interaction and constraint in the complex vibroacoustic courtship of a cricket Open
Field crickets (Gryllidae) produce sounds by tegminal stridulation, well-studied for its role in female attraction and choice. However, understanding female preferences for their courtship song remains elusive, despite considering addition…