Oecanthus quadripunctatus drawing of eggs. (A) egg punctures in wild carrot, (B) longitudinal section of same, (C) egg,
(D) projection of egg cap, (E) egg cap. From Fig. 17 in Fulton, B.B. 1915. The tree crickets of New York: life history and bionomics. N. Y. Agric. Exp. Sta. Tech. Bul.l 42: 3-47.
Oecanthus quadripunctatus drawing of male. From Plate V, d in Fulton, B.B. 1915. The tree crickets of New York: life history and bionomics. N. Y. Agric. Exp. Sta. Tech. Bul.l 42: 3-47.
Thomas J. Walker/Singing Insects of North America
SINA images
Oecanthus quadripunctatus postcopulatory feeding. The male has kept his forewings raised, exposing the metanotal gland. The female, who has received the male's spermatophore (the small white sphere at the tip of her abdomen), is feeding on the secretions of the gland.
