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Issue: Vol. 5588 No. 3: 17 Feb. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-02-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5588.3.2
Page range: 426-436
Abstract views: 120
PDF downloaded: 12

Morphological differences of crickets in different generations: A case study on the Sonotrella (s. str.) laosensis Liu, Zhang & Shi, 2016 (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Oecanthidae)

Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; School of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding 071002; China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; School of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding 071002; China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; School of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding 071002; China; Hebei Basic Science Center for Biotic Interaction; Hebei University; Baoding 071002; China
Orthoptera crickets comparative morphology Sonotrella Podoscirtini taxonomy

Abstract

While some cricket species can undergo two or more generations per year, limited research has been conducted on the stability of external morphological characteristics across different generations. This study provides a comparative morphological analysis of using materials collected from Sonotrella (s. str.) laosensis in Laos during both the rainy and dry seasons. For the first time, it reveals variations in the stability of phallus among different generations. These research findings will provide valuable evidence to support the establishment of new units within cricket taxonomy, particularly when discussing subspecies status.

 

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