ISSN 2372-2517 (Online), ISSN 2372-2479 (Print) METALEPTEAMETALEPTEA THE NEWSLETTER OF THE ORTHOPTERISTS’ SOCIETY TABLE OF CONTENTS President’s Message (Clicking on an article’s title will take you By ALEXANDRE V. LATCHININSKY to the desired page) President [email protected] [1] PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE [2] SOCIETY NEWS ear Fellow Orthopterists, [2] ICO2019 - Join our next Congress Be part of an exceptional scientific event in Africa by A. IDRISSI The autumn starts, [2] The 2018 ESA Organized Meeting on which means that the orthopteroids draws near! by B. FOQUET th [4] Summer Time Updates from preparations for the 13 the Global Locust Initiative! by A. RIVERS, R. DD International Congress OVERSON & A. CEASE of Orthopterology are going at full [5] Workshop Annoncement: Orthopteroid Insects: Biodiversity and Ecology evolution speed. I would like to take a moment in a changing environment by F.M. BUZZETTI and provide some important remind- [7] New updated version of “Acridomorph (Orthoptera) species of ers. Please note that all the informa- Argentina and Uruguay” by M.M. CIGLIANO tion regarding the Congress can be [7] REGIONAL REPORTS found at its website at ico2019moroc- [7] China by Y. YOU & L. ZHANG co.com. Besides the scientific pro- [8] T.J. COHN GRANT REPORTS [8] Clearing up taxonomic uncertainties gram, details of accommodations surrounding primary and alternate male and fees, there is a wealth of touristic morphs within the orthopteran family information including the description Pneumoridae by M. LAUBSCHER, V.C.K. COULDRIDGE, & A. ENGELBRECHT of a breath-taking post-Congress tour. [10] Understanding the adaptive capacity of First and foremost, the deadline alpine grasshoppers under climate change for submitting your abstracts is just Furthermore, I would like to remind by S. YADAV & R. DUDANIEC that at the Congress several presti- [13] OSF GRANT REPORTS around the corner. Don’t forget to [13] Type diversity of Pyrgomorphidae IV: submit them to orthoptera2019@uiz. gious OS awards will find their recipi- Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “Giacomo ac.ma by 31st of October using the ents. In particular, the 2019 Ted Cohn Doria”, Genova, Italy by R. MARIÑO-PÉREZ Award for Excellence as a Young [15] CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES template that can be found at “Call [15] An effective biological control method of Contributions” at the Congress Professional Orthopterist, 2019 DCF of yellow-spined bamboo locust (Ceracris Rentz Award for Lifetime Dedication kiangsu) has been developed in Lao PDR and website. If you want to apply for an Vietnam by S. PHITHALSOUN & L. ZHANG Orthopterists’ Society Travel Grant to Orthopterology, and 2019 Sir Boris [17] A case of non-diapausing development to attend the Congress, you should Uvarov Award in Applied Orthopter- of eggs of the two-striped grasshopper, ology. Details about each award and Melanoplus bivittatus (Say) by W. DAKHEL & do so by sending your application A. LATCHININSKY electronically by 31st of October the nomination requirements can be [18] Did Leo Zehntner really name a new directly to davidmhunter100@gmail. found at the Congress website in the species of grasshopper in his own honour? “Awards and Grants” section. The by J. HOLLIER & L. WILLEMSE com. The application should include [20] 2018: 200th birthday and rebirth of an estimate of travel costs plus a copy deadline for these three award nomi- the Museu Nacional by PEDRO G.B. SOUZA- st of the abstract that you have already nations is the 31 of January, 2019 DIAS [23] BOOK REVIEW st and they should be sent electronically submitted by 31 of October deadline. [23] Book Review: The Grasshoppers of The Travel Grants are mainly, but not to [email protected]. Greece by K.-G. HELLER exclusively, for students or young Travel grants and society awards be- [24] PHOTO HIGHLIGHT came possible thanks to the generous [24] Don’t mind me! by D.A. WOLLER professionals (aged 35 years or less). [25] EDITORIAL Hurry up - Society travel funds are gift of the Orthopterists’ Society’s late limited! President, Ted Cohn. Volume 38 (3) / September 2018 1 METALEPTEA Lastly, I would like to share some ming to take a position of an Agricul- Together, with my family, we moved personal news. After 23 years of tural Officer, Locust Management at from Laramie, WY to Rome, Italy, in working in research and extension, I the Food and Agriculture Organiza- early July 2018. Ready to face new retired from the University of Wyo- tion (FAO) of the United Nations. international challenges! ICO2019 - Join our next Congress Be part of an exceptional scientific event in Africa By AMINA IDRISSI President Local Organizing Committee of ICO 2019 [email protected] ear Colleagues, as a very rich platform for discussion remains, of course, a possibility. on all the main topics dealing with Finally, I want to point out that In the last issue of Orthoptera insects and as an event several symposium organizers have Metaleptea we an- that should highlight African scientific already invited their speakers to nounced the theme of news. co-sign, on the theme of their sympo- DD our Congress: “Chal- I remind you of the address of the sium, a synthesis article that can be lenges in front of climatic and envi- Congress website: http://www.ico- submitted for publication in the Jour- ronmental changes” and the outline 2019morocco.com/ nal of Orthoptera Research (JOR). I of a very attractive scientific program There you will find all the practical hope that all the symposia organizers with 5 plenary lectures, 11 sympo- information, the complete scientific will be able to mobilize their par- sia, 3 workshops, and, of course, the program, registration formalities, call ticipants for writing such syntheses, traditional oral sessions on the main for papers with the template to write which could lead to the publication themes of orthopterology as well as your abstract, the procedure to book of a special issue of this scientific poster sessions. your accommodation in the official journal. After the period of summer calm, conference hotel, and a touristic pro- I’m waiting to welcome you all in the pace is accelerating and I invite gram during and after the congress. Agadir from March 24-28, 2019. you to register as soon as possible, to I draw your attention to the post- send us the summary of your com- congress tour which, over 7 days, will ATTENTION! munications, and to reserve your take you to the doors of the Saharan accommodation. We recommend “The desert to the famous dunes of Mer- ABSTRACTS: The deadline for the Palais des Roses” where the Congress zouga, continue through the high At- submission of abstracts has been will be held. This is also the hotel las Mountains, will allow you to visit extended to October 31, 2018. for which we were able to negotiate many Moroccan villages, discover particularly interesting rates, but, of the ancient and fascinating imperial REGISTRATION: Online payment course, the accommodation is your city of Marrakech, and much more. by credit card, directly on the con- responsibility. Payment by bank transfer (as men- gress website, is available soon. This Congress is already announced tioned in the last issue of Metaleptea) The 2018 ESA Organized Meeting on orthopteroids draws near! By BERT FOQUET Texas A&M University, USA [email protected] ellow Society members, British Columbia, Canada in coopera- meeting. As the symposia of the last the annual Entomologi- tion with the entomological societies four years were a success, we decided cal Society of America of Canada and British Columbia: to turn it into an Organized Meeting (ESA) conference is ap- http://www.entsoc.org/events/annual- (“Orthopteroids: Small Orders, Big proaching swiftly! Run- meeting. I am pleased to announce Ideas”), with the goal of making this FF ning from November that I am co-hosting the fifth or- gathering of orthopteroid research- 11-14, it will be held in Vancouver, thopteroid-focused event at the ESA ers a yearly happening. The general Volume 38 (3) / September 2018 2 METALEPTEA idea stays the same: a full afternoon The Organized Meeting’s schedule Jantina Toxopeus (jtoxopeu@uwo. of interesting talks from a good mix is currently as follows: ca)1 and Brent Sinclair2, 1University of seasoned researchers and students. of Colorado, Denver, CO, 2University The current idea going forward is to 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM of Western Ontario, London, ON, have two permanent co-hosts: Dr. Orthoptera in ecological foodwebs Canada Derek A. Woller (Associate Editor of and crop systems, over 50 years: anal- Metaleptea), who also co-hosted the ysis of annual data on abundance, 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM last four orthopteroid symposia, and hatching, weather, climate, and sea- Break Dr. Hojun Song (Editor of Metalep- sonal patterns in Alberta, Canada tea), and then invite a rotating student Dan Johnson (dan.johnson@uleth. 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM to be the primary organizer and host, ca), Seyer Meyhoff and Celeste The evolution of aggressive behaviour which is what my role has been. Barnes, University of Lethbridge, and weaponry in North American If you’ll be attending the conference Lethbridge, AB, Canada field crickets. this year, we encourage you to stop Kevin Judge (judgek3@macewan. by and support your fellow orthopter- 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM ca)1,2, Briana Smith2, Shawna Ohl- oid researchers by finding out more Do specialized orthopteroid herbi- mann3, Alexandria Kellington3 and about the neat things they’re working vores co-speciate with their host William Cade2, 1Grant MacEwan on. The Organized Meeting will be plant? University, Edmonton, AB, Canada, held on Sunday, November 11, from Timothy K. O’Connor (tim.ocon- 2University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, 1:30 - 4:30 PM in the Vancouver [email protected])1, Robert Laport2 AB, Canada, 3MacEwan University, Convention Centre, Meeting Room and Noah Whiteman1, 1University of Edmonton, AB, Canada 202 (subject to change – please check California, Berkeley, CA, 2Rhoades the official schedule of our Orga- College, Memphis, TN 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM nized Meeting: https://esa.confex.