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Copiphora brachyptera Karny 1907

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Copiphora brachyptera Karny, 1907 Calling song A chirp with well-defined echemes with 5.7–1.6 (2.38–10.62) seconds, with 28.89 ± 7.54 (12–54) syllables per echeme. The interval between each syllable is 0.09 ± 0.014 (0.068 – 0.136) seconds. The species’ peak frequency is 11.04 ± 1.6 (7.5–15.9) kHz, with a bandwidth of 7.30 ± 0.80 (6.18–8.06) kHz. Collection site Parque Natural Municipal Saint-Hilaire. The males were recorded and collected between March and April 2022, with temperatures ranging between 20 and 22°C, between 8 pm and 10 pm. The males produce signals in canopy regions, above 4 metres above the ground (Figures 9A 10F). Remarks This is the first official publication with the species’ calling song, as well as the first record in the Pampa region.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17006375

Authors: Acosta, Riuler C., Timm, Vítor F., Zefa, Edison, da Costa, Maria K. M., Ruschel, Tatiana P., Lopes, Dimitrius A. R., Kaminski, Lucas A.

Institutions: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Universidade Federal de Alagoas

Language: English

Topic: Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W7079042267

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