Title: | Biotremology: Vibrational communication of Psylloidea |
Author(s): | Liao YC; Percy DM; Yang MM; |
Address: | "Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA. Electronic address: ycliaopsyllids@gmail.com. Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Department of Entomology, University of Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. Electronic address: mmy.letsgall@gmail.com" |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.asd.2021.101138 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-5495 (Electronic) 1467-8039 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Psyllids perform duetting via vibrational signals between genders that are important in pre-copulation species specific recognition. To date, vibrational behavior has been recorded in more than 100 species of psyllid, which is still only a small fraction of the approximately 4000 described species. In this overview, we categorize the duet behavior into (1) reciprocal duets, (2) engaged duets, (3) three-way duets and (4) loose duets. In species with notable signal differences between genders, typically the male possesses a longer, more complex signal, which is emitted at a higher frequency compared to those of the females. Vibrational signals exhibit species specific characteristics that are taxonomically informative in some cases. Despite only a limited number of vibrational communication studies incorporating phylogenetic analyses, these reveal that signals can have reliable systematic information, but also that evolutionary and/or environmental factors may influence signal characteristics in ways that confound phylogenetic signal. Other possible strategies employed in mate finding in psyllids are chemical and visual signals. The most likely mechanism of vibrational signal production in psyllids involves stridulation between forewing and thorax. In some applied approaches, methods exploiting vibrational signals to disrupt mating may be effective to control psyllid pests in the field" |
Keywords: | Animals Communication Female *Hemiptera Male Phylogeny Species Specificity Vibration Duet Mating Playback Stridulation Systematics; |
Notes: | "MedlineLiao, Yi-Chang Percy, Diana M Yang, Man-Miao eng Review England 2022/01/26 Arthropod Struct Dev. 2022 Jan; 66:101138. doi: 10.1016/j.asd.2021.101138. Epub 2022 Jan 21" |