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] he Orthopterists’ Soci- [2] SOCIETY NEWS th ety (OS) Congress in [2] The 12 International Congress of Orthopterology “Orthoptera in a Brazil is almost here! Changing World” by MARCOS LHANO The OS congresses are always wonderfully [10] REGIONAL REPORTS TT interactive, with a great [10] Eastern Europe, North and Central exchange of ideas and knowledge on Asia by MICHAEL G. SERGEEV [11] Northern Africa by MOHAMED this fascinating group of insects. Bra- ABDELLAHI EBBE zil is particularly exciting as its biodi- versity is legendary and its orthopter- [13] T.J. COHN GRANT REPORTS an fauna vast and still largely in need [13] Give it all we got tonight? A shifting terminal investment thresh- actively chaired by Axel Hochkirch. of exploration. Also, there have been old in male cricket calling effort by many vigorous developments in Bra- Singing species also have something KRISTIN DUFFIELD zilian Orthoptera research in recent unique to offer: an acoustic profile of years, giving the country a dynamic the landscape. Acoustically-profiling [15] OSF GRANT REPORTS buzz…Orthopterology and Olympics! a landscape for conservation is a non- [15] Photo documentation of types in the Hungarian Natural History Museum The OS is today a truly international invasive assessment method, known as well as the Otto Herman collec- society with members from all across as ecoacoustics, that can be used tion and collecting distributional and the globe. It has also become an to make management decisions for taxonomic data of Balkan Orthoptera important forum for many disciplines conserving large areas of land, even species by GELLÉRT PUSKÁS [20] Working report on OSF Grant from phylogenetics and acoustics, to outside of protected areas. Ecoacous- “Calling songs of West Palearctic Tet- physiology and behaviour, to popula- tics as a tool is also gaining ground tigonioidea” by KLAUS-GERARD HELLER tion control of outbreaks, and even for integrating agricultural production conservation. This is a diverse array and the conservation of biodiversity [21] CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES of disciplines with the various and (see Grant, PBC & Samways, MJ. [21] Rainproof katydids from the Yungas in the Argentine Northwest by varied range of orthopteran species 2016. Ecoacoustics of a produc- HOLGER BRAUN providing subjects for a wide range of tion/protected area mosaic for better [22] Collecting in Gorongosa Na- initiatives. Yet we are losing so much conservation. Conservation Biology tional Park, Mozambique by RICARDO biodiversity worldwide that it is es- (in press)). This new approach holds MARIÑO-PÉREZ & BERT FOQUET [25] Collecting in Costa Rica: sential that we do our best to conserve great promise, especially so in view of in search of Orthoptera by RICARDO as many orthopteran species as soon the real opportunities for conservation MARIÑO-PÉREZ, DEREK A. WOLLER, as possible. This can be done in essen- that now lie in the agro-forestry sec- BERT FOQUET, & RYAN T. SELKING tially two ways: 1) focus on particu- tor, with there being little likelihood lar species and their needs and 2) as of many more substantial protected [30] EDITORIAL components in biodiversity as part of areas being proclaimed in most parts large-scale conservation initiatives. of the world. The conservation-of-species com- At the Brazil Congress, Alexandre ponent of the OS is integrated with Latchininsky becomes the new OS the IUCN/Species Survival Commis- President and David Hunter the new sion’s Grasshopper Specialist Group, President-Elect. During my term as Volume 36 (3) / September 2016 1 METALEPTEA President I have received the most various matters. I would very much professional, dedicated, and dynamic amazing support from the OS Board like to thank the Board and the OS society. Warm regards to all Orthop- and from many other advisors on membership for making the OS such a terists! The 12th International Congress of Orthopterology “Orthoptera in a Changing World” (October 30 - November 3, 2016, Ilhéus, Brazil) ear friends, we have a special price at this hotel, The next ICO is com- which includes: 5 nights in an apart- ing! And it will be a ment: single, double, or triple during th great privilege to host the event period from 30 October By MARCOS LHANO th you here in Brazil, in the to 04 November at the Hotel Praia President, ICO 2016 DD city of Ilhéus, Bahia. do Sol; daily breakfast, plus 6 meals [email protected] Since the last announcement in (lunch on the days of 31st October and Metaleptea, we have made a lot 01st, 02nd, & 03rd November; dinner on Organized by: th rd • Orthopterists’ Society of progress to provide you with an the days of 30 October & 03 No- • Federal University of the outstanding event where it will be vember: all meals without beverages); Recôncavo of Bahia (UFRB) possible to discuss the latest findings and regular transfer from the airport in the various fields of orthopterology. to hotel to airport. Sponsors: As you already know, the meet- Also, we want you to know that • Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel ing will be held at the Hotel Praia your flight tickets could be cheaper (CAPES), Brazilian Ministry of do Sol (www.praiadosol.com.br – In if you book a flight from your city to Education (MEC) Portuguese), which is in front of the Salvador (airport code SSA) and then • The Bahia State Research Support beach, close to the suburbs of Ilhéus, a second one from Salvador to Ilhéus. Foundation (FAPESB), Secretariat and 5 minutes by car (2 km) from the The GT5 group (Congress Secretariat) of Science, Technology and Innovation of State of Bahia airport (the organization will provide can help you to find the best prices (SECTI) transfer from and to the airport for for the domestic flights within Brazil. • National Council for Scientific all ICO attendees). The hotel is small You can ask for a quotation directly and Technological Development with beautiful gardens, a swimming from the ICO website, so please do (CNPq), Brazilian Ministry of pool, and restaurants. Remember that not hesitate to contact them. Science and Technology (MCT) PLENARY CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA PROGRAM: 30th October (Sunday) Hour Description Location 8:00-17:00 Registration Registration Desk Opening Ceremony Marcos Lhano (President, 12th ICO, 2016) 17:00-18:00 Conference Room Alexandre Latchininsky (University of Wyoming, USA) (incoming Presi- dent OS) Plenary Lecture “Birth and Early Childhood of Orthopterology in South America with Emphasis on Native Taxonomists” 18:00-19:00 Conference Room Francisco de Assis G de Mello (UNESP, São Paulo State University, Brazil) 19:00-21:00 Welcome Reception Hotel Praia do Sol Volume 36 (3) / September 2016 2 METALEPTEA 31st October (Monday) Hour Description Location Workshop: Orthoptera Species File: beyond a taxonomic database 8:00-09:45 Organizer: Maria Marta Cigliano & Holger Braun (Museo de La Plata, Room 1 UNLP, Argentina) 9:30-10:00 Coffee Break Hall Symposium: “The orthopteran systematics in a changing world” Organizer: Hojun Song and Ricardo Mariño-Pérez (Texas A&M Univer- sity, USA) “Towards a cleaner, easier and informative taxonomic practice: a nota- tion system to express Orthoptera meristic characters in descriptive and revisionary work” Francisco de Assis G. de Mello “Phylogenetic studies within the neotropical Romaleinae (Orthoptera, Acridoidea, Romaleidae)” Martina E. Pocco, N. Guzmán, Viviana A. Confalonieri, Hojun Song, and Maria Marta Cigliano 10:00-12:00 Room 1 “Current knowledge of Pyrgomorphidae Systematics using morpho- logical and molecular data” Ricardo Mariño-Pérez and Hojun Song “First morphological phylogeny of Neotropical Phalangopsidae, with special reference to male genital characters” Pedro Guilherme B. de Souza Dias “Expanding the boundaries of the new morphological frontier: ex- ploring functionality in 3D (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Melanoplus: Puer Group)” Derek A. Woller and Hojun Song 12:00-13:30 Lunch Hotel Praia do Sol 13:30-15:30 Session on Systematics and Taxonomy Room 1 Plenary Lecture “Orthopteran systematics: Past, present, and future” 16:00-17:00 Conference Room Hojun Song (Texas A&M University, USA) 17:00-18:00 Poster Session Hall 18:00 Social Program: Cocktail 1st November (Tuesday) Hour Description Location Information Session: Red List 8:00-09:45 Room 1 Organizer: Axel Hochkirch (Trier University, Germany) 9:30-10:00 Coffee Break Hall Volume 36 (3) / September 2016 3 METALEPTEA 1st November (Tuesday) Hour Description Location Symposium: Orthoptera Conservation Organizer: Axel Hochkirch (Trier University, Germany) “Testing the Efficacy of Global Biodiversity Hotspots for Insect Conser- vation: The Case of South African Katydids” Corinna Bazelet “Orthoptera conservation in Mexico, current status and challenges” Ricardo Marino-Pérez “Big Data or Data deluge? How new information technologies can con- tribute to Orthoptera conservation” 10:00-12:00 Room 1 Klaus Riede “Orthoptera (weta) conservation in New Zealand” Corinne Watts “The conservation strategy of the Crau Plain Grasshopper – Practical implementation, first results and open questions” Linda Bröder “The conservation status of European Orthoptera – results from the first continental red list assessments” Axel Hochkirch 12:00-13:30 Lunch Hotel Praia do Sol 13:30-15:30