New Data on Vibratory Communication in Jumping Plant Lice of the Families Aphalaridae and Triozidae (Homoptera, Psyllinea)

摘要

Vibratory signals produced by nine species of Aphalaridae and Triozidae are described and illustrated by oscillograms. Representatives of Psyllinea possess the two-way vibratory communication. A male spontaneously produces calling signals and a receptive female sings in reply to the calling male. In some species, signals produced during copulation were also recorded. On the other hand, in some cases, insects of both sexes maintained in the same cage mated actively, but produced no signals. The amplitude-temporal pattern of the male calling signals is species-specific, allowing using the acoustic characters in the taxonomy of this group.