Vibratory signals of four Neotropical stink bug species

• Published in: Physiological entomology Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 175 - 188
• Main Authors: Moraes, M.C.B, Laumann, R.A, Cokl, A, Borges, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK; Malden, USA Blackwell Science Ltd 01.06.2005; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Acrosternum; Acrosternum impicticorne; Brazil; courtship; courtship songs; Euschistus heros; female songs; Holcostethus strictus; insect communication; male songs; mating behavior; mating behaviour; Murgantia histrionica; Piezodorus guildinii; Piezodorus lituratus; soybean pest complex; species differences; stink bugs; substrate-borne signals; substrate-borne vibrational signals; Thyanta perditor; vibration; vibratory communication; Brazil

The stink bugs Acrosternum impicticorne, Euschistus heros, Piezodorus guildinii and Thyanta perditor (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) feed and mate on the same host plants and constitute major components of the soybean pest complex in Brazil. During mating, they communicate with species and sex-specific...