Identification of Tibicen cicada species by a Principal Components Analysis of their songs

Abstract

Specific identification of three Tibicen cicadas, T. japonicus, T. flammatus and T. bihamatus, by their chirping sounds was carried out using Principal Components Analysis (PCA). High quality recordings of each species were used as the standards. The peak and mean frequencies and the pulse rate were used as the variables. Out of 12 samples recorded in the fields one fell in the vicinity of T. japonicus and all other were positioned near T. bihamatus. Then the cluster analysis of the PCA scores clearly separated each species and allocated the samples in the same way.

Molecular phylogenetics, diversification, and systematics of Tibicen Latreille 1825 and allied cicadas of the tribe Cryptotympanini, with three new genera and emphasis on species from the USA and Canada<br />(Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae)

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Taxonomy In India In The 21st Century: Call For A Digital Revival

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A taxonomy based on acoustic features of some Iranian cicadas and calling song description ofChloropsalta smaragdulaHaupt, 1920 (Hem: Cicadidae) from Isfahan, Iran

“…Since they are important for reproductive isolation, songs are highly species-specific and can be used to differentiate distinct species and classify their taxonomic status (see Gogala and Trilar (2004) for Cicadetta montana sensu lato complex). Ohya (2004) identified 12 species of genus Tibicen by 3 features of their calling song: peak frequency, mean frequency and number of pulses per second. Puissant and Sueur (2010) classified 23 species of West European Cicadettini based on acoustic and morphological identification.…”