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SUBMITTER: Hou Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4137304 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hou Zehai Z Li Qinglong Q Wei Cong C
ZooKeys 20140710 425
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 ...[more]