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Microsatellite Loci Isolated from the Mediterranean Species Cicada Barbara (Stål) and C
Molecular Ecology Notes (2002) 2, 173–175 PRIMERBlackwell Science, Ltd NOTE Microsatellite loci isolated from the Mediterranean species Cicada barbara (Stål) and C. orni L. (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea) S. G. SEABRA,*† H. R. WILCOCK,* J. A. QUARTAU† and M. W. BRUFORD* *School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3TL, UK, †Centro de Biologia Ambiental e Departamento de Zoologia e Antropologia, Bloco C2, 3° Piso, Faculdade de Ciências de Lisboa, Campo Grande 1700 Lisboa, Portugal Abstract We describe the isolation of six polymorphic microsatellites for Cicada barbara (Stål), four of which are also polymorphic for the closely related Cicada orni L. Cicadas from several sites in the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa (C. barbara) and Greece (C. orni) were genotyped at these loci. Polymorphism is higher than that previously obtained with allozymes for these species. One locus allows species diagnosis (nonoverlapping allele size ranges) between C. barbara and C. orni and the others have some exclusive alleles for each species. Keywords: cicadas, Cicada barbara, Cicada orni, insects, microsatellites Received 6 November 2001; revision received 21 December 2001; accepted 21 December 2001 The genus Cicada L. (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea) includes agarose gel by electroelution into dialysis tubing and some sibling species that are morphologically very similar purified using Centricon Microconcentrators (Amicon). but distinguishable by the specific calling songs produced The fragments were enriched for CA and GA repeats using by males for mate recognition. Cicada barbara and C. orni are biotin-labelled probes and then ligated into a pUC18 vector two of these species that exist in sympatry in some areas (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech) (Hammond et al. -
The Jacoona Assemblage of the Genus Dundubia Amyot & Serville
Contributions to Zoology, 66 (3) 129-184 (1996) SPB Academic Publishing bv, Amsterdam The the jacoona assemblage of genus Dundubia Amyot & Serville of (Homoptera: Cicadidae): a taxonomic study of its species and a discussion its phylogenetic relationships Paul L.Th. Beuk Institutefor Systematics and Population Biology (Zoological Museum), University ofAmsterdam, Plantage Middenlaan 64, NL-1018 DH Amsterdam, The Netherlands Keywords: Cicadidae, Dundubia, Jacoona assemblage, taxonomy, new species, phylogeny Abstract (Distant, 1888), D. nigripes (Moulton, 1923), et D. Les trois transférées de oopaga (Distant, 1881). espèces sont D. hainanensis 1901), D. na- The species of Orientopsaltria with unicolorous opercula and Platylomia (Distant, three related of transferred the Distant, 1881, et D. Noualhier, 1896. species Platylomia are to genus garasingna spiculata Toutes ces sont redécrites. Quatre nouvelles Dundubia and allocated in the ‘Dundubia jacoona assemblage’ sept espèces décrites: laterocurvata, pending further investigation. The assemblage comprises espèces sont D. ayutthaya, D. D. et D. sont eleven species in total; all are found in the Indo-Malaysian myitkyinensis, sinbyudaw. Sept espèces syno- nymisées: O. andersoni (Distant, avec D. D. Archipelago, Indo-China, and the adjoining parts of China and 1883) oopaga, Liu, 1940 avec D. hainanensis,O. hastata (Moulton, India. The four species which were until now placed in Orient- bifasciata O.1923) et D. siamensis Haupt, 1918 avec D. spiculata, opsaltria are D. feae (Distant, 1892), D. jacoona (Distant, D. and D. (Distant, 1912) et D. helena Distant, 1912 avec D. 1888), nigripes (Moulton, 1923), oopaga (Distant, fratercula et D. Distant, 1917 avec D. Des 1881). The three species transferred from Platylomia are D. -
Natural History of Japanese Birds
Natural History of Japanese Birds Hiroyoshi Higuchi English text translated by Reiko Kurosawa HEIBONSHA 1 Copyright © 2014 by Hiroyoshi Higuchi, Reiko Kurosawa Typeset and designed by: Washisu Design Office Printed in Japan Heibonsha Limited, Publishers 3-29 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-0051 Japan All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. The English text can be downloaded from the following website for free. http://www.heibonsha.co.jp/ 2 CONTENTS Chapter 1 The natural environment and birds of Japan 6 Chapter 2 Representative birds of Japan 11 Chapter 3 Abundant varieties of forest birds and water birds 13 Chapter 4 Four seasons of the satoyama 17 Chapter 5 Active life of urban birds 20 Chapter 6 Interesting ecological behavior of birds 24 Chapter 7 Bird migration — from where to where 28 Chapter 8 The present state of Japanese birds and their future 34 3 Natural History of Japanese Birds Preface [BOOK p.3] Japan is a beautiful country. The hills and dales are covered “satoyama”. When horsetail shoots come out and violets and with rich forest green, the river waters run clear and the moun- cherry blossoms bloom in spring, birds begin to sing and get tain ranges in the distance look hazy purple, which perfectly ready for reproduction. Summer visitors also start arriving in fits a Japanese expression of “Sanshi-suimei (purple mountains Japan one after another from the tropical regions to brighten and clear waters)”, describing great natural beauty. -
Cicadidae (Homoptera) De Nicaragua: Catalogo Ilustrado, Incluyendo Especies Exóticas Del Museo Entomológico De Leon
Rev. Nica. Ent., 72 (2012), Suplemento 2, 138 pp. Cicadidae (Homoptera) de Nicaragua: Catalogo ilustrado, incluyendo especies exóticas del Museo Entomológico de Leon. Por Jean-Michel Maes*, Max Moulds** & Allen F. Sanborn.*** * Museo Entomológico de León, Nicaragua, [email protected] ** Entomology Department, Australian Museum, Sydney, [email protected] *** Department of Biology, Barry University, 11300 NE Second Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 33161-6695USA, [email protected] INDEX Tabla de contenido INTRODUCCION .................................................................................................................. 3 Subfamilia Cicadinae LATREILLE, 1802. ............................................................................ 4 Tribu Zammarini DISTANT, 1905. ....................................................................................... 4 Odopoea diriangani DISTANT, 1881. ............................................................................... 4 Miranha imbellis (WALKER, 1858). ................................................................................. 6 Zammara smaragdina WALKER, 1850. ............................................................................ 9 Tribu Cryptotympanini HANDLIRSCH, 1925. ................................................................... 13 Sub-tribu Cryptotympanaria HANDLIRSCH, 1925. ........................................................... 13 Diceroprocta bicosta (WALKER, 1850). ......................................................................... 13 Diceroprocta -
General-Poster
XXIV International Congress of Entomology General-Poster > 157 Section 1 Taxonomy August 20-22 (Mon-Wed) Presentation Title Code No. Authors_Presenting author PS1M001 Madagascar’s millipede assassin bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Ectrichodiinae): Taxonomy, phylogenetics and sexual dimorphism Michael Forthman, Christiane Weirauch PS1M002 Phylogenetic reconstruction of the Papilio memnon complex suggests multiple origins of mimetic colour pattern and sexual dimorphism Chia-Hsuan Wei, Matheiu Joron, Shen-HornYen PS1M003 The evolution of host utilization and shelter building behavior in the genus Parapoynx (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Acentropinae) Ling-Ying Tsai, Chia-Hsuan Wei, Shen-Horn Yen PS1M004 Phylogenetic analysis of the spider mite family Tetranychidae Tomoko Matsuda, Norihide Hinomoto, Maiko Morishita, Yasuki Kitashima, Tetsuo Gotoh PS1M005 A pteromalid (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) parasitizing larvae of Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and the fi rst fi nding of the facial pit in Chalcidoidea Kazunori Matsuo, Junichiro Abe, Kanako Atomura, Junichi Yukawa PS1M006 Population genetics of common Palearctic solitary bee Anthophora plumipes (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae) in whole species areal and result of its recent introduction in the USA Katerina Cerna, Pavel Munclinger, Jakub Straka PS1M007 Multiple nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analyses support a cryptic species complex of the global invasive pest, - Poster General Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Chia-Hung Hsieh, Hurng-Yi Wang, Cheng-Han Chung, -
Eeply to Dr. Bergroth's „Inote 011 Mr. Kirby's Recent Paper 011 the Hemiptera of Ceylon"
download unter www.biologiezentrum.at Eeply to Dr. Bergroth's „INote 011 Mr. Kirby's recent paper 011 the Hemiptera of Ceylon". By W. F. Rirby, F. L. S., F. E. S., etc. etc. My attention has just been called to Dr. Bergroth's article in the Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, vol. XI, pag. 225, 226 (Sept. 1892), and although I greatly dislike the waste of time involved in controversy, I cannot leave the present attack unnoticed, lest my silence should be miseonstrued. I have pro- bably seen much. more bad entomological work than Dr. Berg- roth, but should be sorry for my own sake to treateven the worst oif'enders with such diseourtesy. • The forefront of my offending appears to be that I have overrated Walker and underrated S t ä 1, and especially that I did not follow the System of the latter in my paper. Had I been writing a monographic revision, or a systematic Catalogue of a group, I should of course have utilised Stal's system to a greater or less extent, but I do not find that the multiplica- tion of genera and families is any advantage in dealing with a limited fauna. The species is the unit of Entomology, not the genus. In working out the Cinghalese Hemiptera I might indeed have attempted to refer every species to the exact sub- division proposed by Stal, but I should have run a much greater risk of some of them being misinterpreted or overlooked, than by adopting a simpler arrangement, and placing them under more comprehensive genera. -
Developing Biodiverse Green Roofs for Japan: Arthropod and Colonizer Plant Diversity on Harappa and Biotope Roofs
20182018 Green RoofsUrban and Naturalist Urban Biodiversity SpecialSpecial Issue No. Issue 1:16–38 No. 1 A. Nagase, Y. Yamada, T. Aoki, and M. Nomura URBAN NATURALIST Developing Biodiverse Green Roofs for Japan: Arthropod and Colonizer Plant Diversity on Harappa and Biotope Roofs Ayako Nagase1,*, Yoriyuki Yamada2, Tadataka Aoki2, and Masashi Nomura3 Abstract - Urban biodiversity is an important ecological goal that drives green-roof in- stallation. We studied 2 kinds of green roofs designed to optimize biodiversity benefits: the Harappa (extensive) roof and the Biotope (intensive) roof. The Harappa roof mimics vacant-lot vegetation. It is relatively inexpensive, is made from recycled materials, and features community participation in the processes of design, construction, and mainte- nance. The Biotope roof includes mainly native and host plant species for arthropods, as well as water features and stones to create a wide range of habitats. This study is the first to showcase the Harappa roof and to compare biodiversity on Harappa and Biotope roofs. Arthropod species richness was significantly greater on the Biotope roof. The Harappa roof had dynamic seasonal changes in vegetation and mainly provided habitats for grassland fauna. In contrast, the Biotope roof provided stable habitats for various arthropods. Herein, we outline a set of testable hypotheses for future comparison of these different types of green roofs aimed at supporting urban biodiversity. Introduction Rapid urban growth and associated anthropogenic environmental change have been identified as major threats to biodiversity at a global scale (Grimm et al. 2008, Güneralp and Seto 2013). Green roofs can partially compensate for the loss of green areas by replacing impervious rooftop surfaces and thus, contribute to urban biodiversity (Brenneisen 2006). -
A List Ofjapanese Insect Collection by P. F. Von Siebold and H. Burger Preserved in Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden, the Netherlands
Bull. Kilakyushu Mia. Nat. Hist., 20: 81-143, pis. 3-9. March 31, 2001 A list ofJapanese Insect Collection by P. F. von Siebold and H. Burger preserved in Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden, the Netherlands Part 3. Other Orders by Kyoichiro Ueda1 and Yutaka Yoshiyasu2 'Kilakyushu Museum and Institute of Natural History, 3-6-1 Nishihonmachi, Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu 805-0061 Japan JLaboratory ofApplied Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto Prefectural University, Shimogamo, Kyoto 606-8522Japan (Received December 19, 2000) Von Siebold left Japan after the Siebold affair (1829) and his assistant H. Burger continued collecting. Burger sent four shipments of natural history material to Leiden (Yamaguchi, 1993: 79) and many insect collections were included in these (Holthuis & Sakai, 1970). As soon as our research began we found that the material collected by von Siebold and Burger had not always been kept separate, and that Burger's material often bore labels with "Japan" only. For example, de Haan (1842-1844) apparently dedicated the specific name of Decticvs biirgeri de Haan, 1843 (p. 214) to Burger, but the four "Cotypus" specimens of D. biirgeri only bear a small, square hand-written label "Japan" (PI. 5: Fig. B). De Haan indicated Burger's name as collector for Phasma (Acanthoderus) japonicum de Haan, 1842 (p. 135) too. With Blattella nipponica Asahina, 1963 we found a circular label with "Japan", the letter being underlined (Fig. 11). This characteristic style is fre quently found on labels among specimens of Orthoptera and related orders. Conocephalus crassiceps de Haan, 1843bears a circular label inscribed "BurgerJapan" (PI. 5: G), so we tentatively assign the specimens bearing those labels to either the Burger or Siebold collection. -
THE CICADA GENUS Macrosemia Kato, 1925 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from VIETNAM, with the DESCRIPTION of a NEW SPECIES and KEYS to the SPECIES
Pham HongTAP Thai,CHI BuiSINH Minh HOC Hong, 201 Jérôme6, 38(3): Consta 316-323nt DOI: 10.15625/0866-7160/v38n3.6632 THE CICADA GENUS Macrosemia Kato, 1925 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) FROM VIETNAM, WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES AND KEYS TO THE SPECIES Pham Hong Thai1*, Bui Minh Hong2, Jérôme Constant3 1Vietnam National Museum of Nature, VAST 2Department of Biology, Hanoi National University of Education 3Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium ABSTRACT: The taxonomic status of the cicada genus Macrosemia from Vietnam was reviewed. One new species of cicada Macrosemia lamdongensis sp. n. from Lam Dong province in Tay Nguyen area, Vietnam, is described. Two Macrosemia species, M. assamensis (Distant, 1905) and M. divergens (Distant, 1917), are removed from the Vietnam cicada fauna. Information on the distribution of all known species is given. Photos of the adult, illustrations of the male genitalia and a distribution map are provided for the new species. A key to the species of Macrosemia based on characters of the male adults is also given. Keywords: Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadini, Macrosemia, new species, Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park, Vietnam. Citation: Pham Hong Thai, Bui Minh Hong, Jérôme Constant, 2016. The cicada genus Macrosemia Kato, 1925 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from Vietnam, with the description of a new species and keys to the species. Tap chi Sinh hoc, 38(3): 316-323. DOI: 10.15625/0866-7160/v38n3.6632. *Corresponding author: [email protected]. INTRODUCTION under Platylomia [REF] and Hayashi (1979) The cicada genus Macrosemia was erected [13] placed this species in Platylomia. Five by Kato (1925b). It belongs to the tribe Cicadini species: Platylomia divergens (Distant, 1917), of the subfamily Cicadinae with Platylomia P. -
An Appraisal of the Higher Classification of Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) with Special Reference to the Australian Fauna
© Copyright Australian Museum, 2005 Records of the Australian Museum (2005) Vol. 57: 375–446. ISSN 0067-1975 An Appraisal of the Higher Classification of Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) with Special Reference to the Australian Fauna M.S. MOULDS Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney NSW 2010, Australia [email protected] ABSTRACT. The history of cicada family classification is reviewed and the current status of all previously proposed families and subfamilies summarized. All tribal rankings associated with the Australian fauna are similarly documented. A cladistic analysis of generic relationships has been used to test the validity of currently held views on family and subfamily groupings. The analysis has been based upon an exhaustive study of nymphal and adult morphology, including both external and internal adult structures, and the first comparative study of male and female internal reproductive systems is included. Only two families are justified, the Tettigarctidae and Cicadidae. The latter are here considered to comprise three subfamilies, the Cicadinae, Cicadettinae n.stat. (= Tibicininae auct.) and the Tettigadinae (encompassing the Tibicinini, Platypediidae and Tettigadidae). Of particular note is the transfer of Tibicina Amyot, the type genus of the subfamily Tibicininae, to the subfamily Tettigadinae. The subfamily Plautillinae (containing only the genus Plautilla) is now placed at tribal rank within the Cicadinae. The subtribe Ydiellaria is raised to tribal rank. The American genus Magicicada Davis, previously of the tribe Tibicinini, now falls within the Taphurini. Three new tribes are recognized within the Australian fauna, the Tamasini n.tribe to accommodate Tamasa Distant and Parnkalla Distant, Jassopsaltriini n.tribe to accommodate Jassopsaltria Ashton and Burbungini n.tribe to accommodate Burbunga Distant. -
Vital Strategy for Cicada Orni L. Survival in the Regional Park Maremma (Italy)
ECOLOGIA BALKANICA 2014, Vol. 5, Special Edition April 2014 pp. 75-79 Vital Strategy for Cicada orni L. Survival in the Regional Park Maremma (Italy) Peter Genov1, Atidzhe Ahmed1*, Stefka Kitanova2 1 - Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2 Gagarin Str., Sofia, BULGARIA 2 - Forest Research Institute – Sofia, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 132, St. Kliment Ohridski Blvd., Sofia, BULGARIA * Corresponding author: [email protected] Abstract. The study took place in the period 1991-2000, in the Regional Park Maremma, Central Italy (42˚39’N, 11˚ 05’E). It is with an area of 9800 ha, covered by Mediterranean vegetation: Pinus halepensis Mill., Pinus pinea domesticus L., Quercus ilex L., Q .pubescens Willd., Arbutus unedo L., Phillirea latifolia L., Erica multiflora L., Pistacia lentiscus L., Rosmarinus officinalis L. The larvae of Cicada orni L. live in the soil and it with three-year life cycle. When it starts going out of the skin it becomes a pray for some animals, among them ants and wild boar, as it does not move. During one only observation it was established the presence of 222 cicada skins on the sand only some of which reached to fly. On the sand there were also signs from lizards, snakes, birds, hedge hocks, foxes, wild boars, etc. After a deep analysis it was established that their number decreased 30 times from the ground to the trees crowns where the adults live. During 10 years were collected data about the flying dynamics of cicada in order to answer the following hypothesis: what is the life strategy which the insect uses to survive among the numerous enemies. -
Cicadas Fact Sheet No
Cicadas Fact Sheet No. 5.590 Insect Series|Trees and Shrubs by W.S. Cranshaw and B. Kondratieff* Cicadas are among the largest Colorado Quick Facts insects in the order Hemiptera, which includes other sap-sucking groups with • Cicadas are large insects with prominent beaks such as leafhoppers, aphids, young stages that burrow and and spittlebugs. Twenty-nine species occur in develop underground and the state (Table 1). The largest (Megatibicen feed on fluids from roots of spp.) are stout-bodied insects that are 1 to grasses, shrubs, and trees. 1 ½ inches but Colorado’s cicadas range considerably in size. Beameria venosa, • The adult cicadas found Cicadettana calliope and C. kansa are small in Colorado emerge 3 to 5 species (ca. ½ inch) that is develop on grasses years, sometimes longer, after and shrubs growing in hillsides of canyons Figure 1: Megatibicen dealbatus, a large eggs have hatched. and arroyos of both eastern and western “dog-day” type of cicada that is expanding populations along the Front Range. Colorado. • Periodical cicadas, such Although abundant, cicadas are far more as the 17-year and 13-year often heard than seen. Males make a variety cicadas, do not occur in of sounds to attract females. Most commonly Colorado. heard are loud, often shrill, buzzing calls, • Male cicadas “sing” to attract sometimes with several individual insects females. Many produce loud, synchronizing their songs. Other cicadas make rustling or clicking noises. shrill buzzing noises. Despite their large size, cicadas cause • Cicadas do little if any injury little injury. The immature stages (nymphs) while feeding on plants.