ISSN 2372-2517 (Online), ISSN 2372-2479 (Print) METALEPTEAMETALEPTEA THE NEWSLETTER OF THE ORTHOPTERISTS’ SOCIETY * Table of Contents is now clickable, which will President’s Message take you to a desired page. By MICHAEL SAMWAYS President [1] PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE [email protected] [2] SOCIETY NEWS n this age of decline of biodi- [2] New Editor’s Vision for JOR by versity worldwide, it is es- CORINNA S. BAZELET [3] Orthopteroids set to steal the spot- sential that we have in place light once again at ESA, 2015 by sentinels of change. We require DEREK A. WOLLER organisms to measure deterio- [4] Open Call for Proposals for Sympo- I ration of landscapes, but also sia, Workshops, Information Sessions at I ICO 2016 by MARCOS LHANO their improvement. Improvement can [5] Announcing the publication of be through land sparing (the setting “Jago’s Grasshoppers & Locusts of aside of land for the conservation of East Africa: An Identification Hand- biodiversity in an agricultural produc- book” by HUGH ROWELL focal species varies with area, but the tion landscape) and land sharing (the cross section of life history types is [8] REGIONAL REPORTS combining of production and conser- remarkably similar. [8] India by ROHINI BALAKRISHNAN vation within agricultural fields). We What this means, apart from the also need to measure optimal stocking [9] T.J. COHN GRANT REPORTS enormous practical value of grasshop- rates for domestic livestock. [9] Evaluating call variation and female pers, is that we need to keep abreast decisions in a lekking cricket by KIT It is fascinating how researchers of taxonomy, simply because we must KEANE around the world are finding that have actual identities. It is immensely [11] On the origin of the New World grasshoppers are excellent sentinels Pyrgomorphidae by RICARDO MARIÑO- valuable to describe new species of for signalling how well we are doing PÉREZ Orthoptera generally, not only be- in terms of land of land stewardship. [13] On the “forgotten” genus Dipon- cause they are among the most fasci- thus Stål: one of the most diversified Grasshoppers are good indicators of nating animals on the planet, but also genera of Romaleini (Acridoidea, land quality, whether set-aside patches because they have enormous value in Romaleidae) from South America by in an agricultural matrix or how well MARTINA E. POCCO steering conservation in a most useful we are integrating conservation and [15] Locust odorant receptor LmigOR1 direction. We can all play a role here is involved in sensing food odors by production for a sustainable future. and describe species that we have YINWEI YOU They are also telling us how well we found to be clearly new species to are managing the landscape. It is not [16] CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES science. just the number of species that give [16] Arizona Records of Campylacantha We also have an ideal vehicle for us this picture, but the proportional olivacea (Scudder) (Orthoptera: Acri- doing this, and that is the Journal didae) by ROBERT A. BEHRSTOCK and abundance of individuals in the differ- of Orthoptera Research, which now PATRICK H. SULLIVAN ent species. This is because the vari- has a long pedigree. On this note, we [18] Orthopteroids in the exhibition ous species not only have particular “Zoology in the Mexican Art”by welcome on board Dr. Corey Bazelet life styles and habitat preferences, but RICARDO MARIÑO-PÉREZ as the new Editor of JOR. Corey has also different tolerances to landscape had an exemplary career, combining [19] EDITORIAL change. There are some patterns various fields of orthopterology. She emerging globally that have similari- has produced some fine publications ties in responses by the various grass- in ecology, conservation, and bioge- hopper assemblages across the world. ography. Interestingly, she has also Not surprisingly, the identity of the Volume 35 (3) / September 2015 1 METALEPTEA made a huge contribution, along with tablished international journal with journal that is not only read by all Piotr Naskrecki, to the taxonomy of Thomson Reuters Web of Science orthopterists but also by those in other grasshoppers and katydids in southern recognition and, eventually, an impact fields who seek to learn more about Africa. factor rating. I appeal to all orthopter- Orthoptera. Corey has as one of her aims for ists to support her in this endeavour JOR to get it recognized as an es- so that we may look forward to a New Editor’s Vision for JOR By CORINNA S. BAZELET Editor, JOR [email protected] or those who are not yet of many people, come up with a list rating for JOR. In order to do this, a aware, as of July 2015, of priorities for the future direction of few guidelines are clear: 1) JOR must I have taken over from JOR. be published regularly and on time – I Sam Heads as editor- JOR has been published continu- will be working closely with Nancy in-chief of the Journal ously since 1992, and has, to date, Morris to ensure that regular publica- FF of Orthoptera Research published 566 research articles and re- tion deadlines are met; 2) JOR must (JOR). First and foremost, I would views. In 2001 (Volume 10), publica- contain high quality and oft-cited like to thank Sam Heads, the Or- tion moved from one issue per year to science; 3) JOR must occupy a unique thopterists’ Society board members, two, published in June and December. niche and not duplicate efforts of an Nancy and Glenn Morris, and every- On average, 25.5 research articles per existing ISI rated journal (see Fig. one else who has supported me to year have been published since JOR’s 2B); and 4) JOR should publish au- make this transition as smooth as pos- inception (Fig. 1). thors who are internationally diverse, sible. I greatly appreciate your vote of JOR is the only journal publishing in order to ensure that the journal is confidence in my abilities to fulfill the work specifically on the Orthoptera, of interest on a global scale (see Fig. functions of a successful editor, and I Phasmatodea, and Mantodea insect 2C). look forward to much fruitful collabo- orders, with Caelifera as the subject Some criteria are already met while ration and continued success of JOR. of just over half of all articles (Fig. others present a challenge. In order to My first acts as editor have been 2A). Research topics are widely ensure regular publication, it is crucial to ensure that there are no gaps in varied, and range from taxonomy and that we have a healthy backlog of sub- editorial or review processes, so that systematics (most common, 38% of mitted manuscripts and that editors, we will have a strong issue ready for all articles), to various aspects of ecol- reviewers, and authors perform their publication in December, 2015. I have ogy (24%), to rearing and sampling activities thoroughly and in a timely also taken stock of the current state of methodologies (least common, 2%; fashion. Nancy Morris and I will in- JOR – its strengths and weaknesses Fig. 2B). state deadlines along each step of the – and, with the help and consultation After much deliberation with the OS editing process, and I kindly request board and various that each member comply with these members (special timelines to the best of their ability. thanks to Michel Getting an ISI rating for JOR will Lecoq and Mi- be a team effort and I am hopeful chael Samways that, together, we can ensure the for valuable input future success of JOR. I would like on this topic), to thank each person who has, so far, it is clear that contributed to JOR in the role of edi- without an ISI tor, reviewer, or author. Most impor- rating and impact tantly, I would like to call on each factor, the future OS member to submit manuscripts of JOR is uncer- for publication in JOR. Small-scale, tain. Therefore, Orthoptera-specific research projects, Figure 1. Bar graph showing the number of research and review articles published per year in JOR since 1992 (excluding letters and corrigenda). my main focus empirical observations, or in-depth Dashed line indicates the mean number of articles per year from 1992- as editor will be analyses, which will enhance our 2014. to achieve an ISI understanding of Orthoptera biology, Volume 35 (3) / September 2015 2 METALEPTEA A B C Figure 2. Distribution of articles published in JOR from 1992-2015. (A) By taxon covered (n = 566). “Orthoptera” includes both Caelifera and Ensifera as well as paleo-taxa, and “Other” includes Blattodea, Dermaptera, and Dictyoptera. (B) By generalized biological discipline (n = 735, because many articles can be classified under more than one discipline, e.g. articles on locust control are classified as both “locusts” and “agri- culture/management/pests”). (C) By region of origin of author(s) (n = 687, because many articles were co-authored by authors from different countries). An author’s country was counted each time they submitted an article instead of once per author. Number and percentage of articles indicated. are particularly appropriate for publi- do not hesitate to contact me. also welcome any recommendations cation in JOR. Author guidelines for Furthermore, I would like to wel- or ideas for special issues. Finally, I submission can be found at this link: come all suggestions and feedback for thank everyone in advance for their http://140.247.119.225/OrthSoc/JOR. how to improve JOR by emailing me continued support of JOR, and hope html and for manuscript submission, directly: <[email protected]>. In the that together we will succeed in please follow this link: http://www.