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Comparisons of Loxoblemmus doenitzi and L. campester (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) Males Based on Morphological, Calling Song, and Genetic Data
Three species are described in the genus Loxoblemmus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) in the Repulbic of Korea: L. campester, L. equester, and L. doenitzi. Although males of L. doenitzi are characterized by triangluar-shaped horns on the face, these three species are generally difficult to distinguish based on morphological characteristics. Here, we compared males of L. doenitzi and L. campester collected from Mokpo and Jeju Island, using morphological, calling song, and DNA sequences data. In the tegminal characters that may be responsible for calling song production, harp and mirror areas were significantly different between L. doenitzi and L. campester, whereas there was no significant difference in the number of files. In the calling song characters, pulse number per chirp and peak amplitude were significantly different between L. doenitzi and L. campester, whereas pulse duration, pulse period, chirp period, and phrase period were not. The phylogenic tree analysis based on 16s ribosomal RNA gene sequence, the genetic distance between L. doenitzi and L. campester was very close (0.1-0.15), suggesting that these two species recently diverged from the common ancestor.
