Behaviour:
Typical behaviour in this species is of two types; in the first type, the behaviour is as described for S . lineatus. The difference between this and the second type lies in the fact that in some cases when a female stridulates in response to male song, the male orientates towards the female and moves towards her. Sometimes the female moves after stridulating and sometimes it does not ; in the latter case, the male eventually finds the female, but this is rare. Most often a mutual search is made, with both insects making short stops for alternate stridulation. [1]
References
- . Stridulation and associated behaviour in certain orthoptera. 2. Stridulation of females and their behaviour with males. Animal Behaviour. 1958;6(1-2):27 - 42. Available at: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0003347258900058.
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