Hapithus agitator

Hapithus agitator is a species of cricket in the genus Hapithus ("flightless bush crickets"), in the subfamily Hapithinae ("bush crickets").[1][2] A common name for Hapithus agitator is "restless bush cricket".[3] Hapithus agitator is found in North America.[2]

Hapithus agitator
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H. agitator
Binomial name
Hapithus agitator
Uhler, 1864

Breeding

Males of this species make calls not to attract females, like other similar organisms do; they themselves choose with whom to mate thanks to chemical interactions which occur when both individuals connect their antennas together.

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References

  1. bugguide.net Hapithus agitator species information.
  2. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  3. Encyclopedia of Life Hapithus agitator species overview.

Further reading

  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States, Capinera, Scott, Walker. 2004. Cornell University Press.
  • Otte, Daniel (1994). Crickets (Grylloidea). Orthoptera Species File 1, 120.
  • Cannibalism during Copulation in the Brown Bush Cricket, Hapithus agitator (Gryllidae)


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