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]
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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
- bugguide.net Hapithus agitator species information.
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- 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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