Parapholidoptera salmani Ciplak , 2000

Sirin, Deniz, Taylan, Mehmet Sait & Mol, Abbas, 2014, First song descriptions of some Anatolian species of Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 (Orthoptera, Ensifera), ZooKeys 369, pp. 1-24 : 8

Parapholidoptera salmani Ciplak, 2000

Distribution.

Endemic for Central Anatolia and the Black Sea area of Turkey (Figure 7a) ( Çıplak 2000, Ünal 2006).

Song recording.

Male specimens collected from Turkey, Tokat, Çamlıbel Geçidi, 1960 m., 02.VIII.2011 (by M.S. Taylan) and calling song recorded from three males at 30 °C in the field which is type locality of species (by M.S. Taylan).

Description of song.

Six records from three males were examined. The calling song consists of a series of regular phrases (Figure 7b) with an interval of 522-845 ms (612 ± 0.09). Phrase durations vary between 220-304 ms (265 ± 0.02) and phrases consist of 5-8 (6.35 ± 0.63) syllables. Syllables consist of several high amplitudes elements (Figure 5d). These elements number is always uncountable in first syllable, 9-13 in second syllable and 17-24 (generally 20-22) in following syllables. The phrase begins with 2-3 low amplitude syllables and the maximum intensity is usually reached between 3/8-3/5 of the phrase (Figure 7c, 7d). Syllable duration varies between 23 and 43 ms (35.01 ± 5.78) with an interval of 0-3 ms (2.21 ± 0.17).