Oecanthus capensis

Oecanthus capensis, the Cape thermometer cricket, is a species of tree cricket (Subfamily Oecanthinae).^[2] It has been found that the rate at which these crickets chirp does NOT follow Dolbear's law. In this species the temperature in C can be calculated by counting the number of chirps in 3 seconds and adding 11 ^[3]

Cape thermometer cricket
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Oecanthidae
Genus:	Oecanthus
Species:	O. capensis
Binomial name
Oecanthus capensis Saussure, 1878[1]

Description

Similar to Oecanthus pellucens, but a little smaller; the wings shorter, elytra of the female slightly stronger, male elytra shorter. The female's ovipositor is nearly the length of elytra.^[1]

Range

Southern, eastern and central South Africa.^[4][2]

Habitat

Ecology

Etymology

Cape; capensis - after the Cape of Good Hope.
Thermometer cricket - The rate at which these crickets chirp can be used to the estimate the temperature.^[3]

Taxonomy