| bacterial diversity of bacteriomes and organs of reproductive, digestive and excretory systems in two cicada species (hemiptera: cicadidae). | cicadas form intimate symbioses with bacteria to obtain nutrients that are scarce in the xylem fluid they feed on. the obligate symbionts in cicadas are purportedly confined to specialized bacteriomes, but knowledge of bacterial communities associated with cicadas is limited. bacterial communities in the bacteriomes and organs of reproductive, digestive and excretory systems of two cicada species (platypleura kaempferi and meimuna mongolica) were investigated using different methods, and the bac ... | 2017 | 28437427 |
| morphology and identification of the final instar nymphs of three cicadas (hemiptera, cicadidae) in guanzhong plain, china based on comparative morphometrics. | 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 ... | 2014 | 25147447 |