Trigonidium cicindeloides is a small beetle-like species of sword-tail crickets, widespread in Africa, southern Europe, and southern Asia.[1] During mating season males make a sound created by vibrating the last two joints of their maxillary palpi. This is either to attract females for mating or to drive off other males.[2]
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| Trigonidium cicindeloides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Trigonidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Trigonidiinae |
| Tribe: | Trigonidiini |
| Genus: | Trigonidium |
| Species: | T. cicindeloides
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| Trigonidium cicindeloides Rambur, 1838
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References edit
- ^ Orthoptera Species File: Trigonidium cicindeloides
- ^ Ingrisch, S. (1977). Das Stridulationsorgan der Käfergrille Trigonidium cicindeloides (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Trigoniinae) und Beobachtungen zur Eidonomie und Ethologie. Entomologica Germanica, 3, 324-332.
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