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Tettigettalna josei (Boulard 1982)

T. josei, Portugal, rec J. Sueur

T. josei, same as above but frequency reduced by 50% for easy listening

<em>Tettigettalna josei</em>, on halophytic plants, area of Tavira, Portugal (photo J.A.QUARTAU).

One of the habitats near Tavira, Algarve (Portugal) where <em>T. josei</em> occurs (photo J.A.QUARTAU)

Syn.: Tettigetta josei Boulard, 1982

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References:

Fonseca, P. J., 1991. – Characteristics of the acoustic signals in nine species of cicadas (Homoptera, Cicadidae). Bioacoustics, 3 : 173-182.

Fonseca, P. J., 1996. – Sound production in cicadas : timbal muscle activity during calling song and protest song. Bioacoustics, 7 : 13-31.

Fonseca, P. J., Münch, D. & Hennig, R. M., 2000. – How cicadas interpret acoustic signals. Nature, 405 : 297-298.

Puissant S., Sueur J. 2010. A hotspot for Mediterranean cicadas (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadidae): new genera, species and songs from southern Spain.
Systematics and Biodiversity, 8(4): 555–574. PDF

Sueur J, Puissant S, Simões PC, Seabra S, Boulard M, Quartau JA 2004 – Cicadas from Portugal: revised list of species with eco-ethological data (Hemiptera: Cicadidae). Insects Systematics and Evolution, 35: 177-187. PDF