Fig 1.
A female of Subpsaltria yangi.
Scale bar, 1 cm.
Fig 2.
(a) The red arrow indicates one of the paired stridulatory organs of a female. (b) The red arrow indicates that the scraper of the stridulatory organ was removed.
Fig 3.
(a) Oscillogram of a part of stimulus ABC. (b) Detailed oscillogram of a female sound marked by the box in a. (c, d, and e) Detailed oscillograms of a modified female sound included in stimulus A, B, and C, respectively. (f, g, and h) Detailed oscillograms of a modified female sound included in stimulus AB, AC, and BC, respectively.
Fig 4.
The paired stridulatory organs of a female.
(a) A file (red arrow) is situated at the left anterior angle of the mesonotum. (b) A file (red arrow) is situated at the right anterior angle of the mesonotum. (c) A micrograph of a stridulatory file. (d) The red arrow indicates the scraper of a stridulatory organ. (e) A scanning electron micrograph showing the ridges of a file. (f) A scanning electron micrograph showing the scraper of a stridulatory organ.
Fig 5.
Comparison of sounds recorded from the females before and after ablation of the stridulatory scrapers.
(a) Oscillogram of four sounds produced by a pre-ablated female. (b) Detailed oscillogram of a single sound produced by a pre-ablated female. (c) Oscillogram of four sounds produced by a post-ablated female. (d) Detailed oscillogram of a single sound produced by a post-ablated female.
Fig 6.
Efficiency of the seven acoustic stimuli in eliciting behavioral responses from males.
(a) Males’ phonotactic responses to different types of acoustic stimuli. Different letters indicate a significant difference (P < 0.05). (b) Males’ acoustic responses to different types of acoustic stimuli. Different letters indicate a significant difference (P < 0.05).