Cicadas "dig wells" that are used by ants, wasps and beetles
There is a high density of the cicada Cryptotympana facialis (Walker) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in urban parks in central Japan during summer. This cicada uses its stylet to pierce holes in the trunks of keyaki trees, Zelkova serrata and then feeds on the exuding xylem sap. Three ant species, Formica j...
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| description | There is a high density of the cicada Cryptotympana facialis (Walker) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in urban parks in central Japan during summer. This cicada uses its stylet to pierce holes in the trunks of keyaki trees, Zelkova serrata and then feeds on the exuding xylem sap. Three ant species, Formica japonica Motschulsky, Lasius japonicus Santschi and Crematogaster matsumurai Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) were observed aggregatively feeding on these exudates. In addition, two wasp species, Polistes jokohamae Radoszkowski (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), and Ampulex dissector (Thunberg) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) fed on the sap. These ants and wasps can therefore be classified as commensals. Two flower chafers, Protaetia brevitarsis (Lewis) and P. orientalis submarumorea (Burmeister) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) were also observed displacing cicadas from their feeding sites and feeding on the exuding sap. Thus, these chafers can be classified as both commensals and kleptoparasites. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5bafa5b56e9b440e893a32dfbdd068382025-08-19T21:12:20ZengInstitute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of ScienceEuropean Journal of Entomology1210-57591802-88292007-04-01104234734910.14411/eje.2007.050eje-200702-0026Cicadas "dig wells" that are used by ants, wasps and beetlesKazuo YAMAZAKI0Osaka City Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences, 8-34 Tojo-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka 543-0026, Japan;There is a high density of the cicada Cryptotympana facialis (Walker) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in urban parks in central Japan during summer. This cicada uses its stylet to pierce holes in the trunks of keyaki trees, Zelkova serrata and then feeds on the exuding xylem sap. Three ant species, Formica japonica Motschulsky, Lasius japonicus Santschi and Crematogaster matsumurai Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) were observed aggregatively feeding on these exudates. In addition, two wasp species, Polistes jokohamae Radoszkowski (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), and Ampulex dissector (Thunberg) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) fed on the sap. These ants and wasps can therefore be classified as commensals. Two flower chafers, Protaetia brevitarsis (Lewis) and P. orientalis submarumorea (Burmeister) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) were also observed displacing cicadas from their feeding sites and feeding on the exuding sap. Thus, these chafers can be classified as both commensals and kleptoparasites.https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200702-0026_Cicadas_dig_wells_that_are_used_by_ants_wasps_and_beetles.phpcicada-ant interactionscommensalismkleptoparasitismsap feedersxylem fluid |
| spellingShingle | Kazuo YAMAZAKI Cicadas "dig wells" that are used by ants, wasps and beetles cicada-ant interactions commensalism kleptoparasitism sap feeders xylem fluid |
| title | Cicadas "dig wells" that are used by ants, wasps and beetles |
| title_full | Cicadas "dig wells" that are used by ants, wasps and beetles |
| title_fullStr | Cicadas "dig wells" that are used by ants, wasps and beetles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cicadas "dig wells" that are used by ants, wasps and beetles |
| title_short | Cicadas "dig wells" that are used by ants, wasps and beetles |
| title_sort | cicadas dig wells that are used by ants wasps and beetles |
| topic | cicada-ant interactions commensalism kleptoparasitism sap feeders xylem fluid |
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