Biology:Meimuna kuroiwae
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Short description: Species of true bug
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| Genus: | Meimuna
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| Species: | M. kuroiwae
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Meimuna kurowae is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae found in Japan .
Description
This cicada is allied to Meimuna ogasawarensis from which it differs slightly in appearance. M. kurowae has a smaller, less prominent face with a black stripe in the middle. It has a more distinctly narrow opercula.[2] Its tibia is tinted brown at the apex. Its tegmina is narrower and its genital plate is dark-colored.[2] Excluding the tegmina, the males are approximately 29 mm long, and the females are 32/35 mm long.[2]
Habitat
Found on Ryukyu Islands.[2]
Life cycle
Their median life cycle from egg to natural adult death is around two years. However, their life cycle can range from two years to four years.[3]
References
- ↑ "Meimuna kuroiwae". NCBI. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?name=Meimuna+kuroiwae. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Matsumara, Shōnen (1 March 1915). A list of the Japanese and Formosan Cicadidae, with descriptions of new species and genera. 5. Sapporo, Japan: Sapporo Natural History Society. p. 199. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4072354#page/459/mode/1up.
- ↑ 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): 10192–9. 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q21321602 entry
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