Biology:Meimuna opalifera
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Short description: Species of true bug
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/MeimunaM. opalifera
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| Template:Taxonomy/MeimunaMeimuna opalifera (Walker, 1850)[1]
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Meimuna opalifera, known commonly as Walker's cicada[3] or the elongate cicada,[4] is a species of cicada found In China, Japan, Taiwan, and the Korean Peninsula. It emerges in July and is no longer seen by about October. It is also known in Japan as tsuku-tsuku-boushi (ツクツクボウシ) due to its song.[citation needed]
Description
Male Meimuna opalifera grow to a size of about 42 to 46 mm (1.7 to 1.8 in), while females reach a size of about 40 to 44 mm (1.6 to 1.7 in).[5]
Distribution
Meimuna opalifera is found in China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and Taiwan.[5]
Life cycle
Its median life cycle from egg to natural adult death is around two years. However, its life cycle can range from two years to five years.[6]
Gallery
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Male in Shiga Prefecture, Japan -
Meimuna opalifera being eaten by a giant Asian mantis (Hierodula patellifera) -
Female in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
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References
- ↑ "Meimuna opalifera". NCBI. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?name=Meimuna+opalifera. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ "Meimuna opalifera (Walker, 1850)". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/8538327.
- ↑ British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology; Walker, Francis (1850). List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Cornell University Library. London, Printed by order of the Trustees. https://archive.org/details/CUbiodiversity1249031-9806/page/56/mode/2up.
- ↑ {{Inaturalist taxon}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Taxonomy - Meimuna opalifera (species)". https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/179424.
- ↑ Campbell, Matthew (18 August 2015). "Genome expansion via lineage splitting and genome reduction in the cicada endosymbiont Hodgkinia - Supporting Information". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 112 (33): 10192–10199. doi:10.1073/pnas.1421386112. PMID 26286984. PMC 4547289. https://www.pnas.org/content/suppl/2015/05/16/1421386112.DCSupplemental/pnas.201421386SI.pdf. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
External links
- "Dmitriev (Species File)". http://dmitriev.speciesfile.org/taxahelp.asp?hc=80974&key=Erythroneura&lng=En.
Wikidata ☰ Q5976242 entry
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