A new edible cricket species from Africa of the genus Scapsipedus

A new cricket of the genus Scapsipedus is described from Kenya. The distribution, acoustic behavior, including call and courtship song, mitochondrial sequences, and data on the biology of that new species are given. This edible cricket is a very promising species for mass production for food and fee...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 4486; no. 3; p. 393
Main Authors Tanga, Chrysantus M, Magara, Henlay J O, Ayieko, Monica A, Copeland, Robert S, Khamis, Fathiya M, Mohamed, Samira A, Ombura, Fidelis L O, Niassy, Saliou, Subramanian, Sevgan, Fiaboe, Komi K M, Roos, Nanna, Ekesi, Sunday, Hugel, Sylvain
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 28.09.2018
Subjects
Acoustics
Animals
Courtship
Gryllidae
Kenya
Kenya
Orthoptera, new species, bioacoustics, insect farming
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Summary:A new cricket of the genus Scapsipedus is described from Kenya. The distribution, acoustic behavior, including call and courtship song, mitochondrial sequences, and data on the biology of that new species are given. This edible cricket is a very promising species for mass production for food and feed.
ISSN:1175-5334
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4486.3.9