Aconophora
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Aconophora cultellata Walker, 1858, collection specimen , size approx. 10 mm long and 9 mm high, from the Amazon rainforest of Peru |
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Aconophora is a genus of humpback chirps , of which 13 species are known, which are found mainly in South and Central America and Mexico . Most species occur in northern South America and Central America, eight species of this genus are known from Mexico. One species, A. compressa , was introduced in Australia, and this species has also been found (at least) once in the USA.
features
The Aconophora leaf hoppers are medium-sized, 4.5 to 10.5 mm long, they are colored yellow, orange, brown or black, or a combination of these colors. The pronotum is finely haired and almost always has a conspicuous, forward-facing process that is often two-colored. The pronotum has a pointed extension towards the rear and a pair of small points on the side. The front wings are sclerotized and punctured in the front part, and there is a dark macula on the rear thin-skinned part.
Way of life
These cicadas occur in groups. The females lay their eggs in groups (up to 60 pieces) on branches, to which they attach a clear sticky substance that protects the larvae from predators. While the larvae can walk unhindered over the sticky substance, other insects stick to it. The females stay with the larvae and protect them. Some species are associated with ants, wasps or bees.
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Biological pest control
In 1995, a biological pest control species, Aconophora compressa , was introduced in Australia to control the poisonous, spreading green herb . It is now found in Queensland, Brisbane and New South Wales. However, the cicada also lives on cultivated plants such as papaya and coffee , to which it can cause damage. It is also common on Citharexylum spinosum, an ornamental tree.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b C. H. Dietrich & LL Deitz: Revision of the Neotropical Treehopper Tribe Aconophorini (Homoptera: Membracidae) . In: North Carolina Acricultural Research Service, Technical Bulletin . tape 293 , 1991, pp. 1-134 .
- ↑ a b c C. Godoy, X. Miranda & K. Nishida: Treehoppers of tropical America. Ed .: Instituto national de Biodiversidad, Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica. 2006, ISBN 9968-927-10-4 , pp. 1-352 .
- ^ A b Florez-VC, Wolff MI & J. Cardona-Duque: Contribution to the taxonomy of the family Membracinae Rafinesque (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha) in Colombia . In: Zootaxa . tape 3910 , 2015, p. 1-261 .
- ^ Alan Fletcher Research Station: Aconophora compressa. (PDF) (No longer available online.) The State of Queensland (Department of Natural Resources and Mines), 2003, archived from the original on March 3, 2017 ; accessed on February 28, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ K. Dhileepana, M. Treviñoa & S. Raghu: Temporal Patterns in Incidence and Abundance of Aconophora compressa (Hemiptera: Membracidae), a Biological Control Agent for Lantana camara, on Target and Nontarget Plants . In: Environmental Entomologa . tape 35 , no. 4 , 2006, p. 1001-1012 .
