tessellated shieldback

Tessellana tessellata (Charpentier 1825)

Alien origin and spread of this SINA species.

18 s of calling song; male from El Dorado County, California; 23.0°C. Peak frequency 9 kHz. D.C. Rentz tape DCR21; used by permission.

This waveform is an 8 s excerpt of the 18 s audio file accessible above. Click on waveform to expand last four syllables.

References:	Strohecker 1955, Rentz 1963a, Lyons 2012.
Nomenclature:	Formerly Platycleis tessallata; OSF (Orthoptera Species File Online).