Trigonidium cicindeloides

Trigonidium cicindeloides is a species of sword-tail cricket widespread in Africa, southern Europe, Asia, and Arabia.^[1] During mating season males make a sound created by vibrating the last two joints of their maxillary palpi. This is either to attract females for mating or to drive off other males.^[3]

Trigonidium cicindeloides
Trigonidium cicindeloides
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1] (Europe regional assessment)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Trigonidiidae
Subfamily:	Trigonidiinae
Tribe:	Trigonidiini
Genus:	Trigonidium
Species:	T. cicindeloides
Binomial name
Trigonidium cicindeloides Rambur, 1838
Synonyms[2]
Trigonidium paludicola Serville, 1838 Trigonidium coleoptratum Stål, 1861 Trigonidium tibiale Stål, 1861 Scleropterus ater Walker, 1869 Trigonidium madecassum Saussure, 1878 Piestoxiphus simiolus Karsch, 1893