Tettigettalna josei :: European Cicadas

Tettigettalna josei (Boulard, 1982)

Tettigettalna josei, calling song,
Portugal, recorded by Jerome Seuer.

Tettigettalna josei calling song,
same recording as above with frequency reduced by 50% for easy listening!



<em>Tettigettalna josei</em> male,<br>Portugal, photo Jerome Sueur.
<em>Tettigettalna josei</em> male on halophytic plants,<br>Portugal: Algarve: near Tavira, photo José Alberto Quartau.
<em>Tettigettalna josei</em>, habitat,<br>Portugal: Algarve: near Tavira, photo José Alberto Quartau.

Synonim: Tettigetta josei Boulard, 1982

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References:

Fonseca P.J. (1991) Characteristics of the acoustic signals in nine species of cicadas (Homoptera, Cicadidae).- Bioacoustics 3 : 173-182. [under the name Tettigetta sp.]

Fonseca P.J. (1996) Sound production in cicadas: timbal muscle activity during calling song and protest song.- Bioacoustics 7: 13-31.

Fonseca P.J., Münch D., Hennig R.M. (2000) How cicadas interpret acoustic signals.- Nature 405 : 297-298.

Puissant S., Sueur J. (2010) A hotspot for Mediterranean cicadas (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadidae): new genera, species and songs from southern Spain.- Systematics and Biodiversity 8(4): 555–574. PDF

Sueur J., Puissant S., Simões P.C., Seabra S., Boulard M., Quartau J.A. (2004) Cicadas from Portugal: revised list of species with eco-ethological data (Hemiptera: Cicadidae).- Insects Systematics and Evolution, 35: 177-187. PDF

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