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Issue: Vol. 4369 No. 1: 3 Jan. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-01-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4369.1.9
Page range: 144–150
Abstract views: 119
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New data on polymorphism of the meadow spittlebug Philaenus spumarius (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae) from the island of São Miguel (Azores)

cE3c—Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes / Azorean Biodiversity Group and Universidade dos Açores—Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente, Angra do Heroísmo, Açores, Portugal.
Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group, cE3c—Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, DBA/FCUL, Campo Grande, P-1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal cE3c—Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Natural History and Systematics (NHS) Research Group /MUHNAC—Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa, Rua da Escola Politécnica, 58, 1250-102 Lisboa, Portugal
Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group, cE3c—Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, DBA/FCUL, Campo Grande, P-1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group, cE3c—Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, DBA/FCUL, Campo Grande, P-1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group, cE3c—Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, DBA/FCUL, Campo Grande, P-1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group, cE3c—Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, DBA/FCUL, Campo Grande, P-1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
Hemiptera colour polymorphism meadow spittlebug elevation Azores

Abstract

The meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) (Hemiptera, Aphrophoridae) is a widespread insect species in the Holarctic region, exhibiting a dorsal colour balanced polymorphism. In the Azores the species is known from high elevations in Terceira and São Miguel islands. A sample of 235 individuals from Pico da Vara and Graminhais protected areas (São Miguel, Azores) (between 645 and 935 m a.s.l.), collected in 2000 and 2017, showed a remarkable high frequency of the melanic morphs flavicollis (FLA) and quadrimaculatus (QUA). In addition, a high frequency of melanics was observed in males. We explore the hypotheses for the origin of Azorean colonization and for the high proportion of melanism in the Azorean populations.

 

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