Taxonomic diversity within the Japanese green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), identified by courtship song analyses and crossing tests |
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Authors: | Hisatomo Taki Shinsuke Kuroki Masashi Nomura |
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Affiliation: | (1) Laboratory of Applied Entomology and Zoology, Faculty of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo 271-8510, Japan;(2) Present address: Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada |
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Abstract: | The green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens), is an important natural enemy of various crop pests, especially aphids. In the Japanese fauna, there are two types of larval forms, A and B, characterized by different head capsule markings. The Type A form is distributed throughout Japan, but the Type B form has a more limited distribution. Adults use abdominal vibration as a communication signal (courtship song) during mating. We analyzed oscillograms of these songs among several Japanese populations of C. carnea. The courtship songs of types A and B are distinctly different from one another. We then performed crossing tests between the two types. Copulation between same-type pairings was much more likely than between different-type pairings. We also analyzed courtship songs of European C. carnea sensu stricti, introduced to Japan as a natural enemy of crop pests. The song of these introduced green lacewings appeared to differ from either type of Japanese C. carnea. The two types of C. carnea are likely to be different species, and also distinct from C. carnea sensu stricti of Europe. |
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Keywords: | Abdominal vibration Cryptic species Hybridization Mating signals Reproductive isolation Sibling species |
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