Miogryllus itaquiensis Orsini and Zefa, 2017
publication ID |
https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2482670 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17006430 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A187D5-FFF2-D952-7895-48EEFCBFFC86 |
treatment provided by |
Plazi |
scientific name |
Miogryllus itaquiensis Orsini and Zefa, 2017 |
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Miogryllus itaquiensis Orsini and Zefa, 2017 View in CoL
Calling song
A mix-trill that varies between two phrases. The first phrase, consisting of a series of short syllables in sequence, lasts 0.108 ± 0.006 (0.104 –0.122) seconds, with each phrase lasting 7.16 ± 0.4 (7–8) seconds, and intervals between phrases of 0.057 ± 0.004 (0.052 –0.064) seconds. The second phrase comprises a trill. Each syllable lasts 0.008 ± 0.0002 (0.0079 – 0.0085) seconds, with intervals of 0.006 ± 0.0001 (0.0067 –0.0071) seconds. Altogether, the second part presents 68.3 ± 0.57 (68–69) syllables per second. The peak frequency is 6.48 ± 0.12 (6.313 –6.575) kHz.
Courtship song
A mix-trill. Phrases last 0.06 ± 0.006 (0.06–0.074) seconds, with 5.2 ± 0.44 (5–6) syllables. Overall, the interval between phrases is 0.02 ± 0.003 (0.021 –0.029) seconds, with a peak frequency of 6 ± 0.081 (5.935 –6.140) kHz.
Collection site
Santa Vitória do Palmar, at EstaÇão Ecológica do Taim, Porto Alegre, and Viamão, at Parque Estadual de Itapuã. Males emit signals between 9 pm and 12:30 am in burrows or at the burrow edges located in open areas. Males were recorded and collected between October and January of 2020, 2021, and 2023, with a temperature of 18°C ( Figures 17H–I View Figure 17 and 18G View Figure 18 ).
Remarks
Calling song previously described by Orsini and Zefa (2017).
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