Apholidoptera kurda ( Uvarov, 1916 )

Taylan, Mehmet Sait, Mol, Abbas, Sevgili, Hasan & Şirin, Deniz, 2019, Bioacoustics characterization of some anatolian endemic and sub-endemic Katydids (Orthoptera; Tettigoniidae; Bradyporinae, Phaneropterinae and Tettigoniinae), Zootaxa 4603 (2), pp. 289-310 : 294

Apholidoptera kurda ( Uvarov, 1916)

Distribution. A. kurda is semi-endemic to Anatolia. It was recorded from Eastern Anatolia (Hakkari), Iran and Iraq ( Figure 5A ) ( Uvarov 1916; Ramme 1933; Ramme 1951; Çıplak et al. 2009).

Song recording. Male specimens collected from Turkey, Hakkari, Çukurca, Çukurca-Narlı road, 2 km to Narlı, 37°16.587’ N, 043°33.799’ E, 1271 m, 31.V.2018 (by M.S. Taylan & F. Yeşilyurt) and calling song recorded from two males at 27 °C in the laboratory (M.S. Taylan).

Description of song. Six records from two males were evaluated. The calling song consists of a series of regular phrases ( Figure 5B ) with interval of 2.160– 2.970 s (2.458 ± 0.29). Each of phrase lasts for 234–255 ms (246.5 ± 7.61) and consists of approximately 5 syllables ( Figure 5C ). The number of syllables in 100 ms is approximately of 2 syllables generally consisting of two uneven parts. The first and second syllables at the beginning of the phrase are quieter (lower amplitude) than other syllables ( Figure 5D ). Syllables periods duration varies between 41–55 ms (29.25 ± 4.15) with an interval of 8–21 ms (17.22 ± 2.78).

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FIGURE 5. Distribution map (A) and male calling song of Apholidoptera kurda (B sequences of phrases C two complete phrases and D one complete phrase).