Homoeogryllus orientalis (Desutter-Grandcolas, 1985), the South African bell cricket, is a species in the tribe Homoeogryllini of the subfamily Cachoplistinae.DESUTTER, L. 1985. Étude préliminaire des espèces africaines du genre Homoeogryllus Guérin-Méneville (Grylloidea, Phalangopsidae). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Nouvelle série 21(2): 189–206 The species is reported from southern tropical Africa including parts of Mozambique and South Africa.Orthoptera species file Within South Africa it has been reported south of the tropics in the Bushveld and in the Free State.Ispot cricket identification
Song
Recordings show that the male song of Homoeogryllus orientalis is almost identical to that of the related species Homoeogryllus reticulatus from the coast of tropical West Africa. Recordings of presumed orientalis in the wild in South Africa also are consistent. Field recording of wild male call There is however no question of the two populations being of the same species, because there are marked differences between their genitalia.
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