Table 1.
Mean estimated lifetime number of matings for females. (Data for the Tettigoniininae were based on counts of spermatodoses within the spermathecae of field-caught females collected towards the end of the season.)
| species and sub-family | estimated lifetime number of matings for females | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| mean±s.e. | n | range | |
| Tettigoniinae | |||
| Tettigonia viridissima | 3.10±0.57 | 10 | 1–7 |
| Decticus verrucivorus | 6.75±1.93 | 8 | 3–12 |
| Poecilimon affinis | 10.45±1.63 | 11 | 5–23 |
| Platycleis albopunctata | 11.44±1.56 | 9 | 5–19 |
| Platycleis tesselata | 7.67±0.33 | 3 | 7–8 |
| Sepiana sepium | 5.33±1.67 | 6 | 2–7 |
| Metrioptera brachyptera | 1.87±0.30 | 14 | 1–3 |
| Metrioptera roeselii | 2.67±0.67 | 6 | 2–4 |
| Yersinella raymondi | 8.33±1.17 | 12 | 5–13 |
| Anonconotus alpinus | 22.33±2.19 | 3 | 18–25 |
| Anonconotus baracunensis | 38.00±3.7 | 6 | 34–44 |
| Antaxius pedestris | 2.00±0.4 | 4 | 1–3 |
| Pholidoptera griseoaptera | 5.48±0.51 | 21 | 1–11 |
| Eupholidoptera chabrieri | 4.00±0.58 | 3 | 3–5 |
| Phaneropterinae | |||
| Poecilimon veluchianus | 5a | — | — |
| Poecilimon affinis | 15a | — | — |
| Bradyporinae | |||
| Ephippiger ephippiger | 1.55±0.16b | 22b | 1–3b |
| Steropleurus stali | 2.10±0.32c | 29c | 1–4c |
a
Data from Heller & Helversen (1991) calculated for a female of maximum age, from the regression of number of matings against time.
b
Data from Hockham et al. (2004).
c
Data from Bateman (1997): combined data for light and heavy females in both years.