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Song at 25°C:
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Brief chirp repeated at 0.5–2 sec. intervals. Chirps have 2–3 pulses at 40 p/s. Carrier frequency drops more than 1 kHz at lower temperatures.
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Identification:
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Length 17–21 mm. Ocellar diameter less than distance between lateral and median ocellus; conical projections at each ocellus; some bristles longer than 0.1 mm on head behind lateral ocelli. Facial pattern varies but if there is a median light area it does not reach the epistomal suture. Stridulatory file has 110–130 teeth.
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Similar species:
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(1) False jumping bush cricket (O. luteolira)—no conical projections at lateral ocelli; stridulatory file has 66-82 teeth. (2) Keys bush cricket (O. diplastes)—no conical projections at ocelli; stridulatory file has 125–145 teeth.
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Habitat:
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Mangroves and subtropical hammocks.
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Season:
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Probably year-round (records are for Mar.–Aug. and Dec.).
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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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