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Song at 25°C:
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Tinkling, melodious trills lasting 1–3 sec. Pulses within trill are paired. Rates are 10 pr/s and (within pairs) 42 p/s.
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Identification:
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Length 15-18 mm. Ocellar diameter less than distance between lateral and median ocellus; weakly developed projections at ocelli; no bristles longer than 0.1 mm on head behind lateral ocelli. Face entirely black medially. Stridulatory file has 98-110 teeth.
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Similar species:
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Keys and three-horned bush crickets (O. diplastes and O. tricornis)—some bristles longer than 0.1 mm on head behind lateral ocelli; stridulatory file with 110–145 teeth.
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Habitat:
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Black mangrove; occasionally other mangroves.
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Season:
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Perhaps year-round (records are Mar.–Sept.).
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More information:
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Subfamily Eneopterinae, genus Orocharis.
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Nomenclature:
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OSF (Orthoptera Species File Online).
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