Velarifictorus aspersus aspersus (Walker, 1869)

Tan, Ming Kai, Ingrisch, Sigfrid & Wahab, Rodzay Bin Haji Abdul, 2017, First Velarifictorus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae, Gryllinae) cricket described from Borneo (Southeast Asia) and notes on a co-occurring congener, Zootaxa 4282 (2), pp. 374-384 : 379

Velarifictorus aspersus aspersus (Walker, 1869)

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Material examined. 1 male (KB.17.21), Brunei Darussalam, Ulu Temburong National Park, junction of Sungai Belalong and Sungai Temburong, primary forest, along bank of river, N4.55294, E115.15639, 60.6 ± 6.6 m, 6 January 2017, 1900 to 2000 hours, coll. M. K. Tan ( ZRC)

Remarks. Acoustic recording of the male specimen ( Fig. 3 ) from Ulu Temburong National Park was analysed and found to very similar to conspecifics from other parts of Southeast Asia. Examination of the male phallus confirmed the species name.

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FIGURE 3. Uelarifictorus aspersus aspersus (Walker, 1869) male calling song from Brunei: Oscillograms (A, B), frequency spectrogram (C) and amplitude-frequency spectrogram (D).