Eur. J. Entomol. 99 (4): 477-484, 2002 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2002.063

Spatial and ecological isolation in cicadas: First data from Tibicina (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) in France

Jérôme SUEUR1,*, Stéphane PUISSANT1,2
1 École Pratique des Hautes Études, Biologie et Évolution des Insectes, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 45 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France, e-mail: sueur@mnhn.fr
2 Office Pour l'Information éco-entomologique du Languedoc-Roussillon, 1 rue Littré, 66170 Millas, France, e-mail: opielr@wanadoo.fr

The seven taxa of the cicada genus Tibicina (T.corsica corsica, T. corsica fairmairei, T. garricola, T. haematodes, T. nigronervosa, T. quadrisignata, T. tomentosa) which occur in continental France and Corsica were investigated. Extrinsic factors (geographical barriers) and factors intrinsic to the ecology of species were considered in an effort to understand the biogeography of Tibicina. Three patterns related to intrinsic factors were recognised: (1) pairs of taxa with sympatric distributions but with divergent habitat preferences; (2) pairs of taxa with sympatric distributions and similar habitat but with allochronic occurrence; (3) pairs of taxa with similar ecology but with allopatric distributions. When taxa were separated by their habitat, the height of vegetation appeared to be more important than the floristic composition of the habitat. These factors lead to the partitioning of resources in time and space. All taxa occur in secondary vegetations. Human agro-pastoral activity has probably influenced the dynamics of cicada populations and the maintenance of isolation between them.

Keywords: Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Tibicina, allopatry, habitat isolation, allochrony, human activity, France

Received: November 23, 2001; Revised: June 10, 2002; Accepted: July 19, 2002; Published: December 10, 2002  Show citation

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SUEUR, J., & PUISSANT, S. (2002). Spatial and ecological isolation in cicadas: First data from Tibicina (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) in France. EJE, 99(4), 477-484. doi: 10.14411/eje.2002.063
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