Morphology and identification of the final instar nymphs of three cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadidae) in Guanzhong Plain, China based on comparative morphometrics
| Autor: | Zehai Hou, Qinglong Li, Cong Wei |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | ZooKeys, Vol 425, Iss 0, Pp 33-50 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1313-2989 1313-2970 |
| DOI: | 10.3897/zookeys.425.7897 |
| Popis: | The present investigation provides comparative morphometrics of the final instar nymphs of three dominant cicada species, i.e., Cryptotympana atrata (Fabricius), Meimuna mongolica (Distant) and Platypleura kaempferi (Fabricius), in Guanzhong Plain, China. Particularly, characters on the antennae, legs, and apex of abdomen of both males and females of these three species were investigated and analyzed. In addition, the numbers of hind tibial spines of the final instar nymphs of 21 representatives of Cicadoidea were compared. The results provide useful characteristics for nymph identification of related species and for further taxonomic and phylogenetic analysis of Cicadoidea. |
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