Oecanthus nigricornis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Gryllidae |
Tribe: | Oecanthini |
Genus: | Oecanthus |
Species: | O. nigricornis
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Binomial name | |
Oecanthus nigricornis
Walker, F., 1869
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Oecanthus nigricornis is a " common tree cricket" in the subfamily Oecanthinae ("tree crickets"). [1] [2] A common name for O. nigricornis is black-horned tree cricket. [3] It is found in North America. [2]
Bell 1979 finds courtship feeding goes into increased fecundity, however Arnold and Duvall 1994 finds quantity to not be the selection criterion: Female choice has evolved to prefer mates who give the highest value nuptial gift, disregarding quantity. Variation in quality between gifts also plays a role. [4]
Oecanthus nigricornis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Gryllidae |
Tribe: | Oecanthini |
Genus: | Oecanthus |
Species: | O. nigricornis
|
Binomial name | |
Oecanthus nigricornis
Walker, F., 1869
|
Oecanthus nigricornis is a " common tree cricket" in the subfamily Oecanthinae ("tree crickets"). [1] [2] A common name for O. nigricornis is black-horned tree cricket. [3] It is found in North America. [2]
Bell 1979 finds courtship feeding goes into increased fecundity, however Arnold and Duvall 1994 finds quantity to not be the selection criterion: Female choice has evolved to prefer mates who give the highest value nuptial gift, disregarding quantity. Variation in quality between gifts also plays a role. [4]