badlands cricket

Gryllus personatus Uhler 1864


map	Arizona male	Arizona male	Arizona male

Texas male	Texas female

10 s of calling song, male from Badlands National Park, Jackson County, S. Dak., 26.5°C. Dominant frequency 4.4 kHz. Recording by D. B. Weissman (S97-90, R97-126); used by permission.

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10 s of calling, from Brewster County, Tex., 25°C. Dominant frequency 4.3 kHz. Recording by D.B. Weissman (S07-41, R07-74); used by permission.

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Song:	Weissman and Gray (2019) described the song as unique within its range: chirps typically with 5-8 pulses per chirp, usually 100-180 chirps per minute. Pulse rate 50-70.
Identification:	A key to the adult males of native US Gryllus is in Weissman and Gray (2019).
DNA:	See Gray, Weissman, et al. (2020).
Habitat:	Frequently associated with clay-type badlands, usually living in deep cracks; also found around human structures.
Life cycle:	No egg diapause. Probably two generations per year; in Badlands National Park, one generation.
Season:	Adults found from mid-March into September; possibly at other times of the year.
Name derivation:	Latin: "persona" = mask, "tus" = "having the nature of"; describes the facial and pronotum markings.
More information:	Subfamily Gryllinae, genus Gryllus.
References:	Weissman and Gray 2019, pp168-186, pp176-181; Gray, Weissman, et al. 2020.
Nomenclature:	OSF (Orthoptera Species File Online).