Oecanthus capensis
Species of tree cricket
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Oecanthus capensis, the Cape thermometer cricket, is a species of tree cricket (Subfamily Oecanthinae).[2] It has been found that the rate at which these crickets chirp does NOT follow Dolbear's law. In this species the temperature in C can be calculated by counting the number of chirps in 3 seconds and adding 11 [3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Oecanthidae |
| Genus: | Oecanthus |
| Species: | O. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oecanthus capensis Saussure, 1878[1] | |
Description
Similar to Oecanthus pellucens, but a little smaller; the wings shorter, elytra of the female slightly stronger, male elytra shorter. The female's ovipositor is nearly the length of elytra.[1]
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Etymology
Cape; capensis - after the Cape of Good Hope.
Thermometer cricket - The rate at which these crickets chirp can be used to the estimate the temperature.[3]
