玉米橙叶蝉的若虫和成虫都会在其寄主植物上形成虫瘿。
Both nymphs and adults of the maize orange leafhopper induce galls on their host plant.
作者信息
Matsukura Keiichiro, Matsumura Masaya, Tokuda Makoto
出版信息
Commun Integr Biol. 2010 Jul;3(4):388-9. doi: 10.4161/cib.3.4.12031.
The maize orange leafhopper, Cicadulina bipunctata, is a multivoltine insect that induces galls on various plants of the Poaceae. A previous study revealed that galls produced by this leafhopper were induced by dose-dependent stimulation on distant leaves from the feeding site, probably by chemical(s) injected from adults during feeding. In this paper, we examined the gall-inducing ability of C. bipunctata nymphs. The degree of gall induction gradually increased depending on the number of feeding nymphs and there were no significant differences from the positive control (feeding by five male adults) when seedlings were exposed to five or more nymphs. These results indicate that both adults and nymphs of C. bipunctata have the ability to induce galls on their host plants, a unique feature among gallinducing insects. This feature may be related to the free-living, multivoltine and polyphagous habits of C. bipunctata.
玉米橙叶蝉（Cicadulina bipunctata）是一种多化性昆虫，会在禾本科的多种植物上诱发虫瘿。先前的一项研究表明，这种叶蝉产生的虫瘿是由取食部位远处叶片上的剂量依赖性刺激诱导形成的，可能是成虫取食时注入的某种化学物质所致。在本文中，我们研究了玉米橙叶蝉若虫的致瘿能力。虫瘿诱导程度随取食若虫数量的增加而逐渐增强，当幼苗接触五只或更多若虫时，与阳性对照（五只雄成虫取食）相比无显著差异。这些结果表明，玉米橙叶蝉的成虫和若虫都有能力在其寄主植物上诱发虫瘿，这在造瘿昆虫中是一个独特的特征。这一特征可能与玉米橙叶蝉自由生活、多化性和多食性的习性有关。
Zotero 插件