Calling signal pattern vs. genitalia morphology in Planaphrodes Hamilton, 1975 (Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Aphrodinae) - which trait evolves faster?
Author
Tishechkin, D. Yu.
text
Russian Entomological Journal
2019
2019-09-30
28
3
227
232
http://dx.doi.org/10.15298/rusentj.28.3.01
journal article
10.15298/rusentj.28.3.01
0132-8069
13163995
Planaphrodes elongatus
(Lethierry, 1876)
Figs 8–14
.
MATERIAL. 1.
Russia
, extreme
Southeast
of
Saratov Oblast
,
2–3 km
East of Ozinki Town
, in the steppe near the pool,
5.VII.2004
, signals of
one male
recorded at 26–27 °C (
Figs 8–11, 13
)
.
2.
Russia
,
Astrakhan Oblast
,
Western Shore
of the
Baskunchak Lake
, near Bol’shoy Bogdo Mtn.,
4.VII.2005
, signals of
two males
recorded at 29–30 °C (
Figs 12, 14
)
.
SIGNALS. Calling signal is a very long phrase lasting from 40–50 s up to 3–4 min and consisting of two different parts. The first part consists of syllables repeating with a period of about 400–800 ms; syllable pattern is somewhat similar to this in the signal of
P. laevus
(cf.
Fig. 9
, the 1
st
half of the oscillogram and
Figs 1–2
), but on high-speed oscillograms distinct interspecific differences are visible (
Figs 10– 12 and 3–6
). Similarly to
P. laevus
, amplitude relation of two parts of a syllable can differ in different signals (
Figs 10–11 and 12
). The second part of a phrase consists of partially merged short syllables with indistinct temporal pattern and repeating with a period of 40–70 ms.
PENIS SHAPE. The length ratio of the penis processes and their position are the same as in
P. laevus
, but the shape of penis stem is different (
Fig. 14
).