Gryllotalpa fulvipes
Saussure, 1877 : 35
Chopard, 1968 : 452
Tan, 2012a : 57
Tan, 2012b : 32
Hollier et al., 2013 : 480
Tan & Kamaruddin, 2014 : 47
Curtilla fulvipes
Kirby, 1906 : 5
A new species of Gryllotalpa mole cricket (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae: Gryllotalpinae) from Peninsular Malaysia
Tan, Ming Kai
Kamaruddin, Khairul Nizam
Zootaxa
2016
4066
5
552
560
Tan, 2012a : 57
Tan, 2012b : 32
Hollier et al., 2013 : 480
Saussure, 1877
Saussure
1877
[151,582,1428,1454]
Insecta
Lathiceridae
Gryllotalpa
Animalia
Orthoptera
7
559
Arthropoda
species
fulvipes
Gryllotalpa fulvipes— Saussure, 1877: 35; Chopard, 1968: 452; Tan, 2012a: 57(redescription); Tan, 2012b: 32; Hollier et al., 2013: 480; Tan & Kamaruddin, 2014: 47(with acoustic analysis). Curtilla fulvipes— Kirby, 1906: 5.
Material examined. 3 males: 1 male(FRA.12.79), Peninsular Malaysia, Pahang, on Bukit Fraser, along Genting Road near Police Station, N03.71126, E101.73639, 1227 ± 6 m, calling under burrow, 26 December 2012, 1926 hours ( Fig. 5); 1 male(FRA.12.95), on Bukit Fraser, along Mager Road, N03.70873, E101.73895, 1244 ± 6 m, calling under burrow, 27 December 2012, 1922 hours; 1 male(FRA.13.42), on Bukit Fraser, along Ledegham Road, N03.71915, E101.74146, 1284± 4.4 m, calling under burrow, 20 May 2013, 1926 hours. Calling song.On Bukit Fraser, calling occurs for about 30 min from 1900 to about 1930 hours. Calling song is a series of lower thrilling within a shallow burrow. Each thrill is consistently about 1.60 s(thrill rate about 0.62 s-1). Pitch peaks at a frequency of about 2.26 kHz and pulse rate consistent of 71.3 s-1 ( Fig. 6). There are also geographical variation. Specimen from lowland forests of Singaporeshows some differences with specimens from lower-montane forest of Bukit Fraser (Peninsular Malaysia). In Singapore, calling occurs for about 30 min but earlier between about 1830 to 1900hours. Calling song is a series of even lower thrilling within a shallow burrow. Each thrill is separated into an initial short thrill followed by a longer one. The short thrill is about 0.14s, the longer thrill is about 0.99 s. Each series is about 1.13 s. Pitch peaks at a slightly lower frequency of about 1.72 kHz and pulse rate consistent of 72.3 s-1 ( Fig. 7).