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Comparison of dispersal ability between the green leafhoppers,Nephotettix virescens andN. cincticeps (hemiptera: Cicadellidae) by tethered flight

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Dispersal propensity of green leafhoppers was compared between a tropical species,Nephotettix virescens, and a temperate species,N. cincticeps. The flight ability was measured with tethered flight technique under laboratory conditions (25°C, 16L-8D). The pre-flight period was shorter and the flight duration was longer inN. virescens than inN. cincticeps in both sexes. No significant correlations were found between the flight activity and morphometric characters for either of the two species. The results suggested that dispersal propensity ofN. virescens is higher than that ofN. cincticeps.

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  1. Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University, 700, Okayama, Japan

    I Nyoman Widiarta, Tsuyoshi Ikeda, Kenji Fujisaki & Fusao Nakasuji

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Widiarta, I.N., Ikeda, T., Fujisaki, K. et al. Comparison of dispersal ability between the green leafhoppers,Nephotettix virescens andN. cincticeps (hemiptera: Cicadellidae) by tethered flight. Res Popul Ecol 35, 23–29 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02515642

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