Pezodrymadusa kurmana (Ramme, 1939)

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 : 10-11

Pezodrymadusa kurmana (Ramme, 1939)

Distribution.

Endemic for Turkey - East Anatolia (Figure 9a) ( Karabağ 1961, Sevgili et al. 2012b).

Song recording.

Male specimens collected from Turkey, Malatya, Yeşilyurt, Gündüzbey–Adıyaman yolu, Bürücek Yaylası, 38°11.425'N, 38°19.102'E, 1862 m, 02.VI.2010 (by D. Şirin), Doğanşehir, Çığlık, Gürobası köyü üstleri, 38°05.138'N, 37°58.576'E, 1791 m, 04.VII.2012 (by D. Şirin & A. Mol) and calling song recorded from three males at 32 °C in laboratory (by D. Şirin).

Description of song.

Eight records from three males were evaluated. The calling song consists of a series of phrases (Figure 9b) with an interval 256-693 ms (392 ± 0.13). Phrases are consisting of 9-13 (10.40 ± 0.98) syllables. The phrase begins with a quiet syllable (Figure 9c). Oscillographic analyses showed that each phrase involves a few couples of syllables (Figure 9d). Syllable couple duration varies between 50-72 ms (61.61 ± 4.79) with an interval of 2-5 ms (3.24 ± 0.97). First syllable in these couples lasts 23-33 ms (28.23 ± 1.93) and contains a quieter beginning part (6-8 ms (7.17 ± 0.77)) and a louder part (17-22 ms (21.52 ± 2.33)). First syllable in these couples is followed by a second syllable (except first syllable). Duration of the second syllable varies between 32-42 ms (34.85 ± 2.33).