The Biology of Wetas, King Crickets and their Allies

Contents......Page 5
Contributors......Page 9
Foreword......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
Introduction......Page 15
Part I Systematics and Biogeography......Page 21
1 The Higher Classi.cation, Phylogeny and Evolution of the Superfamily Stenopelmatoidea......Page 23
2 Habitats and Biogeography of New Zealand’s Deinacridine and Tusked Weta Species......Page 55
3 North and Central America Jerusalem Crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae): Taxonomy, Distribution, Life Cycle, Ecology and Related Biology of the American Species......Page 77
4 South African King Crickets (Anostostomatidae)......Page 93
5 Australian King Crickets: Distribution, Habitats and Biology (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae)......Page 99
6 The Gryllacrididae: An Overview of the World Fauna with Emphasis on Australian Examples......Page 115
7 The Evolutionary History of Tree Weta: A Genetic Approach......Page 131
Part II Morphology and Anatomy......Page 145
8 Morphology and Anatomy of New Zealand Wetas......Page 147
9 Morphometric Analysis of Hemideina spp. in New Zealand......Page 183
10 Sexual Selection and Secondary Sexual Characters of Wetas and King Crickets......Page 199
11 Anatomy, Development and Behaviour of the Chilean Red Cricket, Cratomelus armatus Bl.......Page 225
Part III Ecology......Page 243
12 The Ecology of Some Large Weta Species in New Zealand......Page 245
13 The Gallery-related Ecology of New Zealand Tree Wetas, Hemideina femorata and Hemideina crassidens (Orthoptera, Anostostomatidae)......Page 263
14 Parasites of Anostostomatid Insects......Page 279
Part IV Behaviour......Page 289
15 Stridulatory Mechanisms and Associated Behaviour in New Zealand Wetas......Page 291
16 Defence Behaviour......Page 317
17 Mating Behaviour......Page 337
18 Aggression Behaviour in New Zealand Tree Wetas......Page 353
19 Communication and Reproductive Behaviour in North American Jerusalem Crickets (Stenopelmatus) (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae)......Page 371
Appendix A: Effect of Temperature on Drumming Rates of Jerusalem Crickets (Stenopelmatus: Stenopelmatidae: Orthoptera)......Page 394
Part V Reproduction and Development......Page 397
20 The Reproductive Biology and the Eggs of New Zealand Anostostomatidae......Page 399
21 Postembryonic Development and Related Changes......Page 419
Part VI Physiology......Page 447
22 Sensory Physiology......Page 449
23 Neuromuscular Physiology and Motor Control......Page 479
24 Circadian Rhythms in Tree Wetas, Hemideina thoracica......Page 511
25 Haemolymph Physiology......Page 529
Part VII Conservation of Endangered Species......Page 539
26 Conservation of Threatened Species of Weta (Orthoptera: Anastostomatidae) in New Zealand......Page 541
Index......Page 549