DOCSLIB.ORG

Section 3. Ecology August 20-22 (Mon-Wed)

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Section 3. Ecology August 20-22 (Mon-Wed) Section 3. Ecology August 20-22 (Mon-Wed) P 3 Code No. Presentation Title Authors_Presenting author Two-sex life table analysis of population characteristics of Cadra cautella Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on dry and semi-dry date palm varieties of Iran Nouraddin Profshayesteh Shayesteh The Architecture of Sunggau in Bangka Island, Indonesia - An Artificial Wild Honey Bee Nest Kila Nurtjahya Behavioural and physiological differences between the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) and the Natal fruit fly, C. rosa Karsch and how it relates to their distribution Marelize De Villiers, Vaughan Hattingh Physical and chemical stimuli that affects Dactylopius opuntiae anchorage Adriana Perez-Ramirez, Federico Castrejon-Ayala, Alfredo Jimenez-Perez Effect of weight and age at mating on Copitarsia decolora reproductive potential Maria Magdalena Callado-Galindo, Patricia Villa-Ayala, Georgina Sanchez-Rivera, Alfredo, Jimenez-Perez Impact of leaf-miner insects on the primary metabolism of their host-plant: manipulating from the inside Melanie Body, Isabelle Mazerie, Jerome Casas, Jean-Philippe Christide, Vincent Burlat, Jean-Paul Monge, David Giron Cooperation between Wolbachia and leaf-miners to produce “green-islands”: insights into the plant- insect-bacteria interaction Wilfried Kaiser, Elisabeth Huguet, Sylvain Guyot, Franck Dedeine , Florence Gutzwiller, Carlos Lopez-Vaamonde, Jerome Casas, David Giron Multiple generation effects of high temperature on the development and fecundity of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) biotype B Jian-Ying Guo, Lin Cong, Fang-Hao Wan The role of atelocera raptorial (Hemiptera : Pentatomidae) in the succession of fungal populations within pecan nut (Carya Illinoensis) orchards in South Africa Vaughn Richmond Swart, Jaco Saaiman, Gert Johannes Marais Greenhouse pests activity patterns Jan Piet Kaas Effect of different environmental conditions on plant defenses mediating interactions between the Mountain Pine Beetle and its host pine trees Inka Lusebrink, Maya Evenden, Nadir Erbilgin Comparisons of the parasitism by four indigenous Trichogramma species on the rice striped stem borer, Chilo suppressalis at different temperature and relative humidity regimes Xiaohua Yuan, Changchun Ruan, Liansheng Zang Nutritional variations affect the larval behaviour of the spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.). Roberto Quezada Garcia, Darragh Ennis, Emma Despland, Eric Bauce Allopatric distribution and diversification without changing diet in a bryophyte-feeding basal moth lineage (Lepidoptera: Micropterigidae) Yume Imada, Atsushi Kawakita, Makoto Kato Determination of the maternal effect of Aspidiotus nerii Bouche (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) by using life table Ismail Karaca, Senay Ozger, Alime Bayındır, Mehmet Sedat Sevinc Life Tables Variability: with a Mathematical Discussion of the Application of the Jackknife Technique to the Estimation of the Variance of Net Reproductive Rate Yu-Bing Joyce Huang, Hsin Chi Genetic variation in tendency to diapause in spider mite Tetranychus pueraricola Katsura Ito Effect of host plant on feeding, biological and morphological parameters of Liriomyza huidobrensis Blanchard (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Caroline A.Koth, Adenirin Chabi-Olaye, Komi K.M.Fiaboe, Arop L.Deng, Isaiah M.Tabu Population dynamics and „outbreaks‟ of Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, inGuangdong province, China: climate or the failure of management? Zhenyu Li, Myron Philip Zalucki, Xia Feng Effects of cold storage on survival, predation and reproduction of pre-wintering Harmonia axyridis (Pall) Changchun Ruan, Wenmei Du, Liansheng Zang Code No. Presentation Title Authors_Presentation author Transmission rate of rice stripe virus by Laodelphax striatellus from different geographical population Fang Liu, Qing qing Gui Responses of Tabanidae (Insecta: Diptera) Species to Malaise Traps Baited with Octenol Mehmet calik, Ferhat Altunsoy Effect of temperature on the developmental period, survival and adult longevity of Sesamia nonagrioides (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Stefanos S.Andreadis, Nikolaos K.Kagkelaris, Panagiotis A.Iliopoulos, Matilda Savopoulou-Soultan Cold adaptation coupled with population expansion during the ice age in the pollinating wasp Wiebesia pumilae (Hymenoptera: Agaonidae) of Ficus pumila Hurng-Yi Wang, Chia-Hung, Hsieh, Chin-Gi Huang, Sui-Wah Kong, Hsiao-Chi Chang, Ho-Huei Lee, Shih-Lun Chen, Hsy-Yu Tzeng, Wen-Jer Wu Transplanting large potted trees: a factor involved in the range expansion of the pine processionary moth, Thaumetopoea pityocampa. Christelle Robinet, Charles-Edouard Imbert, Jerome Rousselet, Daniel Sauvard, JacquesGarcia, Francis Goussard, , Alain Roques Predator's non-consumptive effects on herbivores influence herbivore-induced plant responses Shigeaki Hirano, Shunsuke Utsumi, Takayuki Ohgushi Inferring the difference of moth fauna composition in subtropical alpine forests - a case study in Hohuanshan Mountain Range, Taiwan Wei-Chun Chang, Hsu-hong Lin, Li-chen Shih, Shipher Wu Effect of genital spines on male fitness in the West Indian sweet potato weevil Norikuni Kumano, Takashi Kuriwada, Keiko Shiromoto, Haruki Tatsuta Boldness, mate choice and bacterial resistance in the field cricket Gryllus integer Raine Kortet, Petri ToivoNiemela, Anssi Vainikka, Jouni Laakso Variation in supercooling capacity of Tribolium confusum (Coleoptera: Noctuidae), Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) and Trogoderma granarium (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) Stefanos Andreadis, Christos G Spanoudis, Panagiotis A Iliopoulos, Matilda Savopoulou-Soultani Characterization of an atypical tree-aphid interaction model: Phloeomyzus passerinii (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on the stem of different poplar genotypes Sophie Pointeau, Arnaud Ameline, Aurelien Salle, Francoise Laurans, Stephanie Bankhead-Dronnet, Francois Lieutier Effect of temperature on development and growth of Propylea japonica and Harmonia axyridis reared on Megoura japonica Shize Zhang, Hongwei Shan, Tongxian Liu, Fan Zhang First Record and Incidence of Two Thrips Species Infesting Cucumber Crops in Egypt Seham Salah Moursy, Abeer Salah El-Din Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed Abdel-Kadeir El-Shiekh, Salah Eldin Hassan Elnagar Ecological niche of 16 species of bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) within Pinus armandi of Huoditang located ecosystem station of Tsinling Mountains Jing Li Foraging decisions of insect parasitoids under the threats of intraguild predation Yoshitaka Nakashima, Mite predator-prey relationships in citrus could be disentangled by use of Multiplex PCR Consuelo Perez-Sayas, Tatiana Pina, Marian Gomez-Martinez, Josep Anton Jacas, Monica A. Hurtado Visual and chemical cues attracting rednecked cane borer, Agrilus ruficollis, to primocanes Soo-Hoon Samuel Kim, Clinton E Trammel, Barbara Lewis, Donn T Johnson, Sequential sampling and population dynamics of Rhopalosiphum maidis and Schizaphis graminum aphids in badjgah region (Fars province) Vajiheh soltani ghasemloo Determining the best sample unit in sequential sampling for Rhopalosiphum padi (L.) in Badjgah wheat field Vajiheh soltani ghasemloo Sequential sampling and Green' model with Wilson & room 's model for Sitobion avenae in Badjgah fields (Fars Province) Vajiheh soltani ghasemloo Oviposition strategy of the winter cherry bug in response to egg parasitism risk Yuji Nakajima, Tsuyoshi Wakamura, Kenji Fujisaki Efficiency of ten population of Schizaphis graminum (Rondani) in transmission of barley yellow dwarf virus-PAV (BYDV-PAV) in Iran Ali Mirshekar Differential responses to predator cues between two mosquito species breeding in different habitats Shin-ya Ohba The distribution and diversity of butterfly (Lepidoptera) assemblages in King Saba Dalindyebo (KSD) Local Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa Augustine Suh Niba, Derick Nomuh Forbanka Code No. Presentation Title Authors_Presentation author Collective decision making during house hunting in the small-colony ant Myrmecina nipponica Adam L. Cronin Host plant preference for nesting by the Japanese foliage spider, Cheiracanthium japonicum (Araneae: Miturgidae) Yutaka Hironaka, Hiroshi Abe Brood size and sex ratio regulation in the pupal ectoparasitoid, Pteromalus apum parasitizing the Glanville fritillary butterfly, Melitaea cinxia Norio Hirai, Saskya van Nouhuys Effects of Plants Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and Fertilization on three Brassicaceae species and growth performance of Spodoptera litura Yuwatida Siripontan, Shaw-Yhi Hwang Consequence of bio-diversity of aquatic organisms in paddy fields: Influence of two aquatic organisms on rice plant growth Takayuki Tsukamoto, Dina Wahyu Trisnawati, Satoru Sato, Hironori Yasuda Symbiotic gut protists are not harbored in termite queens and kings with mature reproductive organs Keisuke Shimada, Osamu Kitade, Kiyoto Maekawa Structure and function of the large pronotal horn of the sand-living anthicid beetle Mecynotarsus tenuipes Kosei Hashimoto, Fumio Hayashi Effect of global warming on occurrence of the maize orange leafhopper, Cicadulina bipunctata Keiichiro Matsukura, Kazuhiro Yoshida, Masaya Matsumura Males kill their mating partner in a mass-reared population of the sweetpotato weevil Cylas formicarius Keiko Shiromoto, Norikuni Kumano, Takashi Kuriwada, Tadashi Takizawa, Tetsuya Toyosato, Dai Haraguchi Seasonal monitoring of the incidence and flight activity of the groundnut leaf miner (Approaerema Spp.) in 5 sites in South Africa Makhosi Buthelezi, Godfrey Zharare, Desmond Conlong Predicting the
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Rapid and Simple Species Identification of Cicada Exuviae
    insects Article Rapid and Simple Species Identification of Cicada Exuviae Using COI-Based SCAR Assay Pureum Noh, Wook Jin Kim, Jun-Ho Song , Inkyu Park , Goya Choi and Byeong Cheol Moon * Herbal Medicine Resources Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Naju 58245, Korea; [email protected] (P.N.); [email protected] (W.J.K.); [email protected] (J.-H.S.); [email protected] (I.P.); [email protected] (G.C.) * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +82-61-338-7100 Received: 5 February 2020; Accepted: 4 March 2020; Published: 6 March 2020 Abstract: Cicadidae periostracum (CP), the medicinal name of cicada exuviae, is well-known insect-derived traditional medicine with various pharmacological effects, e.g., anticonvulsive, anti-inflammatory, antitussive, and anticancer effects; it is also beneficial for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. For appropriate CP application, accurate species identification is essential. The Korean pharmacopoeia and the pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China define Cryptotympana atrata as the only authentic source of CP. Species identification of commercially distributed CP based on morphological features, however, is difficult because of the combined packaging of many cicada exuviae in markets, damage during distribution, and processing into powder form. DNA-based molecular markers are an excellent alternative to morphological detection. In this study, the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I sequences of C. atrata, Meimuna opalifera, Platypleura kaempferi, and Hyalessa maculaticollis were analyzed. On the basis of sequence alignments, we developed sequence-characterized amplified-region (SCAR) markers for efficient species identification. These markers successfully discriminated C.
    [Show full text]
  • 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
    [Show full text]
  • 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,
    [Show full text]
  • 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.
    [Show full text]
  • Title Dead-Twig Discrimination for Oviposition in a Cicada
    View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Kyoto University Research Information Repository Dead-twig discrimination for oviposition in a cicada, Title Cryptotympana facialis (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) Author(s) Moriyama, Minoru; Matsuno, Tomoya; Numata, Hideharu Citation Applied Entomology and Zoology (2016), 51(4): 615-621 Issue Date 2016-11 URL http://hdl.handle.net/2433/218683 The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13355-016-0438-z; The full-text file will be made open to the public on 01 November 2017 in Right accordance with publisher's 'Terms and Conditions for Self- Archiving'.; This is not the published version. Please cite only the published version. この論文は出版社版でありません。 引用の際には出版社版をご確認ご利用ください。 Type Journal Article Textversion author Kyoto University Dead twig-discrimination for oviposition in a cicada, Cryptotympana facialis (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) Minoru Moriyama1, Tomoya Matsuno2, Hideharu Numata3 1National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba 305-8566, Japan 2Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sumiyoshi 558-8585, Osaka, Japan 3Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan Corresponding author Hideharu Numata Tel: +81-75-753-4073 Fax: +81-75-753-4113 E-mail address: [email protected] 1 Abstract In phytophagous insects, in spite of some general advantages of oviposition on a vital part of their host food plants, certain species prefer dead tissues for oviposition. In the present study, we examined oviposition-related behaviors of a cicada, Cryptotympana facialis (Walker), which lays eggs exclusively into dead twigs. From behavioral observation of females experimentally assigned to live or dead plant material, we found that egg laying into freshly cut live twigs is abandoned in two phases, i.e.
    [Show full text]
  • WORLD LIST of EDIBLE INSECTS 2015 (Yde Jongema) WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY PAGE 1
    WORLD LIST OF EDIBLE INSECTS 2015 (Yde Jongema) WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY PAGE 1 Genus Species Family Order Common names Faunar Distribution & References Remarks life Epeira syn nigra Vinson Nephilidae Araneae Afregion Madagascar (Decary, 1937) Nephilia inaurata stages (Walck.) Nephila inaurata (Walckenaer) Nephilidae Araneae Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) Epeira nigra Vinson syn Nephila madagscariensis Vinson Nephilidae Araneae Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) Araneae gen. Araneae Afr South Africa Gambia (Bodenheimer 1951) Bostrichidae gen. Bostrichidae Col Afr Congo (DeFoliart 2002) larva Chrysobothris fatalis Harold Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Afr Angola (DeFoliart 2002) larva Lampetis wellmani (Kerremans) Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Afr Angola (DeFoliart 2002) syn Psiloptera larva wellmani Lampetis sp. Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Afr Togo (Tchibozo 2015) as Psiloptera in Tchibozo but this is Neotropical Psiloptera syn wellmani Kerremans Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Afr Angola (DeFoliart 2002) Psiloptera is larva Neotropicalsee Lampetis wellmani (Kerremans) Steraspis amplipennis (Fahr.) Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Afr Angola (DeFoliart 2002) larva Sternocera castanea (Olivier) Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Afr Benin (Riggi et al 2013) Burkina Faso (Tchinbozo 2015) Sternocera feldspathica White Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Afr Angola (DeFoliart 2002) adult Sternocera funebris Boheman syn Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Afr Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 1976; Gelfand, 1971) see S. orissa adult Sternocera interrupta (Olivier) Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Afr Benin (Riggi et al 2013) Cameroun (Seignobos et al., 1996) Burkina Faso (Tchimbozo 2015) Sternocera orissa Buquet Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Afr Botswana (Nonaka, 1996), South Africa (Bodenheimer, 1951; syn S. funebris adult Quin, 1959), Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 1976; Gelfand, 1971; Dube et al 2013) Scarites sp. Carabidae Col ground beetle Afr Angola (Bergier, 1941), Madagascar (Decary, 1937) larva Acanthophorus confinis Laporte de Cast.
    [Show full text]
  • Genera of American Cicadas North of Mexico
    GENERA OF AMERICAN CICADAS NORTH OF MEXICO By MAXINE SHOEMAKER HEATH A DISSERTATION PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY CF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA .1978 , To my family Jim, Cindy, Pam, Jessica ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Many people have generously contributed time, advice, and information useful in the preparation of this dissertation. I would like to thank Dr. Thomas Moore of the University of Michigan, Dr. George Byers, Dr. Peter Ashlock, and Dr. Charles Michner of the University of Kansas, Dr. Frank Hasbrouck and Mr. Martin Kolner of Arizona State University, Dr. and Mme. Michel Boulard of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Dr. T. Knight and Dr. Peter Broomfield of the British Museum (Natural History), Mr. Donald Webb of the Illinois Natural History Survey, Dr. Frank Mead of the Florida Division of Plant Industry, and Dr. Jack Cranford of Virginia Polytechnic Institute for their interest, information, access to col- lections, and loans and gifts of cicada specimens. Mrs. Alice Prickett assisted me in the planning of the illustrations. I thank my committee, Professors Reece Sailer, Harvey Cromroy, Lewis Berner, Ellis Matneny, and Frederick King, for continued advice and encouragement. Most of all I would like to thank my family for assistance and sacrifices, especially my husband, James E. Heath, who introduced me to the study of cicadas, and whose continued help and encouragement made this dissertation possible. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii ABSTRACT viii CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION I Life Cycle 4 The Problem 7 II MATERIALS AND METHODS 9 III CLASSIFICATION: HIGHER TAKA 11 Order 11 Suborder 11 Superfamily 11 Family Cicadidae 12 Subfamilies 20 Tribes 22 IV CLASSIFICATION: GENERA 26 V GENERAL MORPHOLOGY 29 General Body Proportions 32 Head .
    [Show full text]
  • Here May Be a Threshold of 8 Mm Above
    c 2007 by Daniela Maeda Takiya. All rights reserved. SYSTEMATIC STUDIES ON THE LEAFHOPPER SUBFAMILY CICADELLINAE (HEMIPTERA: CICADELLIDAE) BY DANIELA MAEDA TAKIYA B. Sc., Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 1998 M. Sc., Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2001 DISSERTATION Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Entomology in the Graduate College of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007 Urbana, Illinois Abstract The leafhopper subfamily Cicadellinae (=sharpshooters) includes approximately 340 genera and over 2,000 species distributed worldwide, but it is most diverse in the Neotropical region. In contrast to the vast majority of leafhoppers (members of the family Cicadellidae), which are specialists on phloem or parenchyma fluids, cicadellines feed on xylem sap. Because xylem sap is such a nutritionally poor diet, xylem specialists must ingest large quantities of sap while feeding. They continuously spurt droplets of liquid excrement, forming the basis for their common name. Specialization on xylem sap also occurs outside the Membracoidea, in members of the related superfamilies Cicadoidea (cicadas) and Cercopoidea (spittlebugs) of the order Hemiptera. Because larger insects with greater cibarial volume are thought to more easily overcome the negative pressure of xylem sap, previous authors suggested that there may be a threshold of 8 mm above which, the energetic cost of feeding is negligible. In chapter 1 the method of phylogenetic contrasts was used to re-investigate the evolution of body size of Hemiptera and test the hypothesis that shifts to xylem feeding were associated with an increase in body size. After correcting for phylogenetic dependence and taking into consideration possible alternative higher-level phylogenetic scenarios, statistical analyses of hemipteran body sizes did not show a significant increase in xylem feeding lineages.
    [Show full text]
  • The Cicada Genus Chremistica Stål (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in Sundaland
    S. YAAKOP 1, J. P. DUFFELS 2 & H. VISSER 2 1 Centre for Insect Systematics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia 2 Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (Zoological Museum), University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands THE CICADA GENUS CHREMISTICA STÅL (HEMIPTERA: CICADIDAE) IN SUNDALAND Yaakop, S., J. P. Duffels & H. Visser, 2005. The cicada genus Chremistica Stål (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in Sundaland. – Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 247-306, figs. 1-92, table 1. [ 0040-7496]. Published 1 December 2005. This study presents a revision of the 17 species of the cicada genus Chremistica Stål occurring in Sundaland: Malayan Peninsula, Java, Sumatra and Borneo. Nine species were already known to science: Chremistica biloba Bregman, C. bimaculata (Olivier), C. guamusangensis Salmah & Zaidi, C. kecil Salmah & Zaidi, C. minor Bregman, C. nesiotes Breddin, C. pontianaka (Distant), C. tridentigera (Breddin), and C. umbrosa (Distant). Eight species are new to science: Chremistica borneensis, C. brooksi, C. cetacauda, C. echinaria, C. hollowayi, C. malayensis, C. niasica, and C. sumatrana. The Sundaland species of Chremistica belong to three species groups: the C. pontianaka group, the bimaculata group and the tridentigera group. A key to the species is presented for the identification of the males of Chremistica from Sundaland. The ge- ographical distributions of the species are presented in maps. Correspondence: S. Yaakop, Centre for Insect Systematics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; e-mail: [email protected] Key words. – Chremistica; Cicadidae; taxonomy; new species; key; distribution; Sundaland; South East Asia. The first aim of this paper is to contribute to the Pacific, have already demonstrated that cicadas can be knowledge of cicada biodiversity in Sundaland: the instrumental in recognizing hot spots of species rich- Malayan Peninsula south of the Isthmus of Krah, ness and areas of endemism with unique biota (e.g., Sumatra, Borneo and Java, and the small islands Boer & Duffels 1997).
    [Show full text]
  • The Formation of a Hatching Line in the Serosal Cuticle Confers Multifaceted
    Moriyama et al. Zoological Letters (2021) 7:8 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40851-021-00178-8 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access The formation of a hatching line in the serosal cuticle confers multifaceted adaptive functions on the eggshell of a cicada Minoru Moriyama1,2* , Kouji Yasuyama3,4 and Hideharu Numata2,5 Abstract Insect eggshells must meet various demands of developing embryos. These demands sometimes conflict with each other; therefore, there are tradeoffs between eggshell properties, such as robustness and permeability. To meet these conflicting demands, particular eggshell structures have evolved in diverse insect species. Here, we report a rare eggshell structure found in the eggshell of a cicada, Cryptotympana facialis. This species has a prolonged egg period with embryonic diapause and a trait of humidity-inducible hatching, which would impose severe demands on the eggshell. We found that in eggs of this species, unlike many other insect eggs, a dedicated cleavage site, known as a hatching line, was formed not in the chorion but in the serosal cuticle. The hatching line was composed of a fine furrow accompanied by ridges on both sides. This furrow-ridge structure formed in the terminal phase of embryogenesis through the partial degradation of an initially thick and nearly flat cuticle layer. We showed that the permeability of the eggshell was low in the diapause stage, when the cuticle was thick, and increased with degradation of the serosal cuticle. We also demonstrated that the force required to cleave the eggshell was reduced after the formation of the hatching line. These results suggest that the establishment of the hatching line on the serosal cuticle enables flexible modification of eggshell properties during embryogenesis, and we predict that it is an adaptation to maximize the protective role of the shell during the long egg period while reducing the barrier to emerging nymphs at the time of hatching.
    [Show full text]
  • Cicada Fossils (Cicadoidea: Tettigarctidae and Cicadidae) with a Review of the Named Fossilised Cicadidae
    Zootaxa 4438 (3): 443–470 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/ Article ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2018 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4438.3.2 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8AC0F062-C1DC-4E71-84C1-31342933A398 Cicada fossils (Cicadoidea: Tettigarctidae and Cicadidae) with a review of the named fossilised Cicadidae M. S. MOULDS Australian Museum Research Institute, 1 William Street, Sydney N.S.W. 2010. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract The Cicadoidea comprise two families, the Cicadidae and the Tettigarctidae. This paper evaluates the status and taxonomy of all named Cicadoidea fossils belonging to the Cicadidae. Shcherbakov (2009) has previously revised the Tettigarctidae. Two new genera are described, Camuracicada gen. n. and Paleopsalta gen. n., for Camuracicada aichhorni (Heer, 1853) comb. n. and Paleopsalta ungeri (Heer, 1853) comb. n. A lectotype is designated for Cicada emathion Heer, 1853. Cicada grandiosa Scudder, 1892 is transferred to Hadoa Moulds, 2015 as Hadoa grandiosa comb. n.; Oncotympana lapidescens J. Zhang, 1989 is transferred to Hyalessa China, 1925 as Hyalessa lapidescens comb. n.; Meimuna incasa J. Zhang, Sun & X. Zhang, 1994 and Meimuna miocenica J. Zhang & X. Zhang, 1990 are transferred to Cryptotympana Stål, 1861 as Cryptotympana incasa comb. n. and Cryptotympana miocenica comb. n.; Tibicen sp. aff. japonicus Kato, 1925 is transferred to Auritibicen as Auritibicen sp. aff. japonicus comb. n., and Terpnosia sp. aff. vacua Olivier, 1790 is trans- ferred to Yezoterpnosia Matsumura, 1917 as Yezoterpnosia sp. aff. vacua comb. n. The generic placement of two other fossils is changed to reflect current classification, those species now being Auritibicen bihamatus (Motschulsky, 1861) and Yezoterpnosia nigricosta (Motschulsky, 1866).
    [Show full text]
  • (Fabricius, 1775) Cicadas
    insects Brief Report First Report of Necrophilia in the Form of Necrocoitus among Insects, Involving Two Male Cryptotympana atrata (Fabricius, 1775) Cicadas Ji-Shen Wang 1 and Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow 2,3,* 1 College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Dali University, Dali 671003, China; [email protected] 2 Department of Ecology and Genetics, Oulu University, SF-90140 Oulu, Finland 3 Agricultural Science and Technology Research Institute, Andong National University, Andong GB36729, Korea * Correspondence: [email protected] Simple Summary: It has been reported that members from all vertebrate classes occasionally attempt copulations with dead male or female individuals, but until now no reliable report exists that insects too may show such necrophilic behaviour. We observed and described how a male cicada from Jinxiu town in southern China repeatedly tried to mate with a dead male conspecific. There are several ways to explain this unusual behaviour, but we believe that possibly a lack of females, the somewhat larger than normal size of the dead male individual and the latter’s passivity have been involved. This is the first report of a male insect mounting a dead male and attempting to copulate with it. Abstract: The unusual case of a male Cryptotympana atrata cicada from China attempting to mate with a dead male conspecific is described and illustrated. Although hitherto unreported, necrophilic behaviour in the form of an attempted necrocoitus, involving dead male or female corpses, may not be as isolated a case as has been previously assumed, but it does not seem to have been mentioned earlier in the entomological literature.
    [Show full text]