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METALEPTEAMETALEPTEA THE NEWSLETTER OF THE ORTHOPTERISTS’ SOCIETY President’s Message [1] PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE [2] NEWS ear Society members, Facebook: [2] Welcome New Members! I am glad to inform As an [2] Just Published!: Special Issue of you that 2010 was a initiative PSYCHE on Locusts and very productive year of Charles Grasshoppers for our Society since Bomar, the [3] REGIONAL REPORTS many accomplishments Society [3] West Europe by Klaus Reide D [5] OS GRANT REPORTS haveD been successfully achieved. now has a presence on [5] Does the quality of rival calls Some of the most notable include: Facebook. affect the structure of the aggressive song in house crickets, Acheta domesticus? by Alex Metaleptea: Thanks to the editor, Since our Ladowski Hojun Song, and co-editor, Sam last com- [7] Biting off more than you can Heads, our newsletter has been munication, some news occurred chew: nonlinear effects of female redesigned, resized for easier distri- concerning the life of our Society. postcopulatory choice on bution and expanded to three issues Gryllodes sigillatus per year. Regional Representatives: Due to spermatophylax amino acid - composition by Susan N. Journal of Orthoptera Research: ing and administrative duties at the Gershman, John Hunt & Scott K. Thanks to a new feature implement- University,a significant Karim increase Vahed in his has teach to step Sakaluk [8] Effects of anthropogenic noise on ed in our new website, articles can down as our Western European orthopteran communication by also be accessed on-line via BioOne Representative. I am very happy to Laurel Symes & Jen Fownes through the society’s website. announce that Klaus Riede, from [10] CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES the Zoologisches Forschungsinsti- [10] Cooperative Rangeland New OS Website: Thanks to tut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Grasshopper Suppression in Piotr Naskrecki our website Bonn, Germany has accepted to take Wyoming (USA) in 2010 by has been entirely redesigned Timothy J. McNary, Bruce A. (http://140.247.119.225/Orth- will be able to make an impact by Shambaugh, Roeland J. Elliston Soc/). In addition to the new look bringingthis place. the I am various confident European that Klaus & Charles L. Brown he has also implemented several orthopterological societies together [12] SPECIAL MEETING new features that allow JOR sub- and enhancing communication in [12] Orthoptera Symposium in Brazil, scribers to have access to the the region. I would like to thank introduced by Francisco de A. G. de Mello online version of the journal via Karim for all his contribution [12] ABSTRACTS for Oral BioOne. Members can pay their towards the Society as the West- Presentations dues using secure PayPal and can ern European Representative and [18] ABSTRACTS for Poster update her/his record directly on- welcome Klaus as our new Regional Presentations line. Piotr has also created an on- Representative for this active region [25] New Species of Orthoptera line bulletin board where mem- of the world. [26] Editorial bers can post announcements and can also add new publications to JOR: As it was announced in Meta- the “Just published” database. leptea 30(3), Doug Whitman from Illinois State University, USA, will Volume 31 (1) / January 2011 1 METALEPTEA already started. still do not have your login infor- mation, or do not know how to 20officially (1), 2011. start as the Co-Editor of Please update your contact access your record, please contact JOR with next year´s first issue, JOR information in the OS´s Website: Piotr Naskrecki (pnaskrecki@oeb. 11th International Congress of In closing I would like ask you that harvard.edu). Orthopterology: As I have previ- each and every one of you, please ously announced in Metaleptea update your contact information in If you have any problems, ideas, 30(2), the 11th International Con- the OS´s Website. In order to sim- constructive criticism, or other con- gress of Orthopterology is going to plify communication among mem- tribution to our Society please do be held in Kunming, China, under bers of the Society, and to re- not hesitate to contact me by e-mail the chairmanship of Dr. Long Zhang duce expenses caused by mailing ([email protected]) or (OS Regional Representative for paper correspondence, we will post (División Entomología, Museo China, North and South Korea). Dr. be relying more and more on de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque S/N, Long Zhang and the local organiz- electronic communication. Thus, I 1900 La Plata, Argentina). ers of the Congress have agreed to would like to ask you to please move the dates of the Congress to visit your member record in the With best wishes, start on the 11th of August, 2013 membership database and update María Marta Cigliano and the organizational effort has your contact information. If you The Orthopterists´ Society welcomes new members embership is at the David Lightfoot (Sustaining) - Biology Martina Eugenia Pocco (Student) cornerstone of keep- Department, 167 Castetter Hall, University of - Museo de La Plata, División Entomología, New Mexico, MSC03 2020, Albuquerque, NM Paseo del Bosque S/N, La Plata – 1900, Argen- and vibrant, thus I 87131-0001, USA tina aming verythe Society happy fluidto welcome our new Marcio Bolfarini (Student) - Universi- Ingmar Landeck (Active) - Res. Inst. MM dade Estadual Paulista, Rua Thomaz Matheus, Post-mining Landscapes Inc. Brauhausweg 2, members from Brazil, Argentina, Nossa Sra de Fátima, Botucatu, São Paulo D-03238 Finsterwalde, Germany USA, Germany, Ireland, France, 18608-145, Brazil Japan and Canada who has recently Makio Takeda (Active) - Graduate School joined the Society. Maya Ilieva (Active) - H. Dimitar, of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Maria Marta Cigliano 107/B/39, 1510 Sofia, France Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku Kobe 657-8501, Japan Priscila G. Dias (Active) -National Insti- Dardo A. Marti (Active) - CONICET James Miskelly (Active) - 657 Beaver tute of Amazonian Research, Av. André Araújo Félix de Azara 1552, 3300, Argentina Lake Rd., Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2936, Manaus, AM, Brazil Nicholas DiRienzo Darcy G. Gordon (Student) - Illinois (Student) -University State University, 1513 Fell Avenue, of California - Davis, 510 Bloomington, Illinois 61701-1832 USA Lake Blvd., Apt 254, Da- vis, CA 95616, USA Sherilyn G.F. Smith (Active) - LeMoyne College, Department of Biological Sciences, Bart J. Kensinger 1419 Salt Springs Rd., Syracuse, NY, USA (Student) - Oklahoma State University, 809 1/2 Catriona M. Dowling (S tudent) - Uni- S. Washington St., Stillwa- versity of Limerick, Sackville Ardfert, Tralee, ter, USA Co. Kerry, Ireland Koutaro Maeno (Ac- Luciano Martins (Active) - Instituto tive) - National Institute Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Av. André of Agrobiological Sciences Araújo, 2936, Manaus/69060-001, at Ohwashi (NIASO), 1-2 Brazil Tsukuba/305-8634, Japan Schistocerca ceratiola (USA: FL, Putnam Co. Katherine Ordway Preserve) (Photo credit: Hojun Song) Volume 31 (1) / January 2011 2 METALEPTEA Just published! PSYCHE: Special Issue on Locusts and Grasshoppers: Behavior, Ecology, and Biogeography As announced in Metaleptea 30 (2), a result of hard work by Alex Latchi- issue, but there are more articles to a special issue of an online journal ninsky who worked as a lead guest be published in this issue, so please Psyche focusing on the subject of editor as well as Greg Sword, Mi- stay tuned. You can access the ar- “Locusts and Grasshoppers: Behav- chael Sergeev, Maria Marta Cigliano, ticles at http://www.hindawi.com/ ior, Ecology, and Biogeography” is and Michel Lecoq who worked as journals/psyche/2011/si.lgbeb. now published and available for guest editors. Currently 8 inter- html. free download. This special issue is esting papers are included in this Regional Report - What is happening around the world? West Europe mens housed by SYNTHESYS insti- that the SEBI process (Streamlining tutions (see http://www.synthesys. European Biodiversity Indicators) The latest changes to the geopo- info). In general, it would seem that somehow moves away from spe- litical map had considerable effects considerable benevolence on the cies assessments to rather general on European scientists, and even part of politicians, funding adminis- ecological indicators (see http:// affected taxonomists who always trators and reviewers has prevailed www.epbrs.org/PDF/EPBRS_Strat- seem to lag behind. The good news and helped overcome somewhat egyBDResearch_May2010.pdf is that an urgent need for integra- the “taxonomic impediment.” The and “Streamlining European 2010 tion of European research was failure to reach the 2010 target to Biodiversity Indicators” http:// felt and implemented through the “reduce biodiversity loss” was of- www.eea.europa.eu/publications/ potent funding schemes of the - assessing-biodiversity-in-eu- European Framework Programs ence of Parties of the Convention on rope-84). (FPs), with the ambitious target to Biologicalficially admitted Diversity during (CBD the – www.Confer It is here where our society, and shape the European Research Area cbd.org) in Nagoya, and the Euro- particularly its European mem- (ERA). Taxonomists got their share pean Community is now drafting bers, will have to raise their hands through the European Distributed its follow-up 2020 strategy. How- and point out their promising Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT – ever, a closer look into some of the on-going initiatives, such as the http://www.e-taxonomy.eu), a Net- available strategy papers reveals new “Orthoptera of Europe” web- work of Excellence connecting 29 leading European, North American and Russian taxonomic facilities. The funding of 12 million Euros for 5 years will end in February 2011, but several initiatives will continue, probably under the umbrella of the Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF - http://www. cetaf.org), which aims to “improve facilities through co-operation” and “willthe efficiency act as a forum of their for taxonomic the ex- change of information and policies”. these high-level initiatives by the SYNTHESYSOrthopterists funding have profited scheme from for re - Fig. 1.
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    A New Record of Acrididae (Orthoptera) from Jharkhand, India

    MANDAL: A new record of Acrididae....from Jharkhand, India ISSN 0375-1511603 Rec. zool. Surv. India : 114(Part-4) : 603-606, 2014 A NEW RECORD OF ACRIDIDAE (ORTHOPTERA) FROM JHARKHAND, INDIA G.P. MANDAL Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053 Email: [email protected]. INTRODUCTION survey conducted by the author in June-July, 2014, from Barkhela, Kolhan Forest Range, Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. Jharkhand Chaibasa district of Jharkhand. The order shares its border with the states of Bihar to the Orthoptera is divided into two suborders namely north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Caelifera and Ensifera. The suborder Caelifera Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east. includes short-horned grasshoppers, locusts and It is situated between 23.3500° N Latitude and grouse locusts, however Ensifera includes long- 85.3300° E Longitude. The Jharkhand state is horned grasshoppers, katydids, crickets and mole very rich in biodiversity and is the part of the crickets. The suborder Caelifera is represented by Chhotanagpur plateau, province of the peninsula 518 species under 214 genera and 11 families biogeographic zone. The recorded forest area is from India. Among Acrididae 285 species and 2.36 million hectares, which constitutes 29.61% of 134 genera were recorded from India (Kailash the geographical area of the state. Reserve forests Chandra et al., 2010). A notable taxonomical work constitute 18.59%, protected forests 81.27% and on Acrididae was made by Kirby (1914) in the unclassed forest a mere 0.14%. there are three series ‘Fauna of British India’ and he divided types of forest viz., Tropical moist deciduous, the family Acrididae into eight subfamilies.
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    Wyoming_________________________________________________________________________________________ Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 912 • Species Fact Sheet Slantfaced Pasture Grasshopper Orphulella speciosa (Scudder) Distribution and Habitat Examination of crop contents of grasshoppers collected in the tallgrass prairie of eastern Kansas revealed that the The slantfaced pasture grasshopper ranges widely in North American grasslands from east of the Rocky Mountains common plants ingested were blue grama, sideoats grama, to the Atlantic Coast and from southern Canada to northern Kentucky bluegrass, little bluestem, and big bluestem. Mexico. The species is most abundant in upland areas of short Because this grasshopper prefers to inhabit areas of short grasses in the tallgrass and southern mixedgrass prairies. In the grasses, mowed fields, and heavily grazed pastures, a large shortgrass prairie of Colorado and New Mexico, it inhabits proportion of crops, 16 to 27 percent, contained blue grama mesic swales. Generally preferring mesic habitats, its center of and Kentucky bluegrass. Fragments of other grasses distribution appears to be in the tallgrass prairie where its detected in crops included buffalograss, hairy grama, populations often become numerically dominant. In eastern prairie junegrass, western wheatgrass, tall dropseed, sand states this grasshopper occurs principally in relatively dry dropseed, Leibig panic, Scribner panic, switchgrass panic, upland and hilly pastures with sandy loam soil and often prairie sandreed, reed canarygrass, prairie threeawn, becomes abundant and the dominant species. stinkgrass, and yellow bristlegrass. Fragments of three species of sedges were also found: Penn sedge, needleleaf sedge, and fieldclustered sedge. Unidentified fungi were present in 6 percent of the crops of grasshoppers from Kansas and 8 percent from North Dakota. A few crops contained forbs and arthropod parts.