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Anabrus simplex Haldeman, 1852

Mormon Cricket; Mormonen-Heuschrecke

male, dorsal view. Depicts CollectionObject 1584852; d68fd8e6-f619-4aaf-a087-404f8af47500, a CollectionObject.
male, dorsal view. Depicts CollectionObject 1584852; d68fd8e6-f619-4aaf-a087-404f8af47500, a CollectionObject.
male, lateral view. Depicts CollectionObject 1584852; d68fd8e6-f619-4aaf-a087-404f8af47500, a CollectionObject.
male. Depicts CollectionObject 1584852; d68fd8e6-f619-4aaf-a087-404f8af47500, a CollectionObject.
female, lateral view (holotype of Anabrus similis). Depicts CollectionObject 1522392; f0832775-df10-41d6-9c12-24ee2829c142, a CollectionObject.

Nomenclature (65)

  • Anabrus simplex Haldeman, 1852: 372.

    Syntype; c4c1ae7a-5491-475a-a021-f12bef2b7feb; United States: Utah: Salt Lake: Great Salt Lake Valley

  • Anabrus purpurascens Uhler, 1864: 550.

    Syntype; bc2068a6-aa1d-4ded-9f26-08aa20440cb5; United States

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  • Anabrus simplex Haldeman, 1852 in Srygley, 2014
  • Anabrus simplex Haldeman, 1852 in Srygley, 2019: 213-217.

Nomenclature references (43)

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  • Bailey, N.W., Gwynne, D.T. & Ritchie, M.G. (2007) Dispersal differences predict population genetic structure in Mormon crickets. Molecular Ecology, 16, 2079–2089.
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  • Bailey, N.W., Gwynne, D.T., Bailey, W.V. & Ritchie, M.G. (2007) Multiple differences in calling songs and other traits between solitary and gregarious Mormon crickets from allopatric mtDNA clades. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 7, 1–11. Available at http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/5
  • Buckell, E.R. (1924) Additions and corrections to the list of British Columbia Orthoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of British Columbia, 21, 7–12. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44236#page/939/mode/1up
  • Capinera, J.L. (2008) Mormon Cricket, Anabrus simplex Haldeman (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). In Encyclopedia of Entomology. Vol. 13, 2463–2466 pp.
  • Capinera, J.L., Scott, R.D. & Walker, T.J. (2004) In Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press, Ithaca. 249 pp.
  • Caudell, A.N. & Hebard, M. (1912) Fixation of the single type (lectotype) specimens of American Orthoptera. Section II. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 64, 157–168. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/17736#page/169/mode/1up
  • Caudell, A.N. (1903) Notes on Orthoptera from Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 26, 775–809, Plate 55. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32571#page/903/mode/1up
  • Caudell, A.N. (1907) The Decticinae (a group of Orthoptera) of North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 32, 285–410. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/53434#page/363/mode/1up
  • Cowan, F.T. (1929) Life history, habits, and control of the Mormon cricket. Tech. Bull. U. S. Dept. Agric., 161, 1–28.
  • Gillete (1904) Copulation and Ovulation in Anabrus simplex Hald. Entomological News, 15(10), 321–324, Pl. 19. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19812#page/375/mode/1up
  • Glover (1872) In Illustrations of North-American Entomology: Orthoptera. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=EtZ4dbT4QBYC
  • Gurney, A.B. (1939) In Aids to the identification of the mormon and coulee crickets and their allies (Orthoptera; Tettigoniidae; Gryllacrididae). US Dep. Agric. Bureau of Entomol. & Plant Quarantine. 19 pp. Available at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/walker/Buzz/s104lg39.pdf
  • Gwynne, D.T. (1981) Sexual difference theory: Mormon crickets show role reversal in mate choice. Science, 213, 779–780.
  • Gwynne, D.T. (1984) Sexual selection and sexual differences in Mormon crickets (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae, Anabrus simplex). Evolution, 38, 1011–1022.
  • Gwynne, D.T. (1993) Food quality controls sexual selection in Mormon crickets by altering male mating investment. Ecology, 74, 1406–1413.
  • Gwynne, D.T. (2001) In Katydids & Bush-Crickets: Reproductive Behavior and Evolution of the Tettigoniidae. Cornell University Press, Ithaca. 317 pp. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=Q_svaiSYja8C
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  • Kirby, W.F. (1906) Orthoptera Saltatoria. Part I. (Achetidae et Phasgonuridae). In A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae). British Museum (Natural History), London. Vol. 2, i-viii, 1–562. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29662
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