Influence of latitude and elevation on polymorphism among populations of the corn leafhopper, Dalbulus maidis (DeLong and Wolcott) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), in Brazil

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1192-1199

  De Oliveira, Charles Martins ^a,b   Lopes, João Roberto Spotti ^a   Dos Santos Dias, Carlos Tadeu ^a   Nault, Lowell R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Insect vector; Morphological variation; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ELEVATION; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; LATITUDE; POLYMORPHISM;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CICADELLIDAE; DALBULUS; DALBULUS MAIDIS; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HOMOPTERA; INSECTA; PEREGRINUS MAIDIS; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 7644228463     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-33.5.1192     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Bergmann, C. 1847. Uber die Verhaltnisse der warm-eokonomie der Thiere zu uber Grosso. Gottinger Studien. 3: 595-708.
2. Blackburn, T. M., K. J. Gaston, and N. Loder. 1999. Geographie gradients in body size: a clarification of Bergmann's rule. Div. Distr. 5: 165-174.
3. Cushman, J. H., J. H. Lawton, and B.F.J. Manly. 1993. Latitudinal patterns in European ant assemblages: variation in species richness and body size. Oecologia. (Berl.). 95: 30-37.
4. Departamento Nacional de Metereologia. 1992. Normais climatoló gicas (1961-1990). MARA-SNI, Brasília, Brasil.
5. Fields, P. G., and J. N. McNeil. 1988. The importance of seasonal variation in hair coloration for thermoregulation of Ctenucha virginica larvae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Physiol. Entomol. 13: 165-75.
6. Gámez, R. 1983. Maize rayado fino disease: the virus-host-vector interation in neotropical environments, pp. 62-68. In D. T. Gordon, K. J. Knoke, R. L. Nault, and R. M. Ritter (eds.), Proceedings international mayze virus disease colloquium and workshop, Aug. 2-6, 1982. Ohio State University, Wooster, OH.
7. Harrison, R. G. 1980. Dispersal polymorphisms in insects. Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 11: 95-118.
8. Hawkins, B. A., and J. H. Lawton. 1995. Latitudinal gradients in butterfly body sizes: is there a general pattern? Oecologia. (Berl.). 102: 31-36.
9. Krasnov, B., D. Ward, and G. Shenbrot. 1996. Body size and leg length variation in several species of darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) along a rainfall and altitudinal gradient in the Negev Desert (Israel). J. Arid. Environ. 34: 477-489.
10. Larsen, K. J., and L. R. Nault. 1994. Seasonal polymorphism of adult Dalbulus maidis (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 87: 356-362.
11. Larsen, K. J., V. L. Madden, and L. R. Nault. 1990. Effect of temperature and host plant on the development of the blackfaced leafhopper. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 55: 285-294.
12. Larsen, K. J., R. E. Lee, and L. R. Nault. 1993. Influence of developmental conditions on cold-hardiness of adult Dalbultis leafhoppers: implications for overwintering. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 67: 99-108.
13. Madden, L. V., L. R. Nault, S. E. Heady, and W. E. Styer. 1986. Effect of temperature on the population dynamics of three Dalbulus leafhoppers species. Ann. Appl. Biol. 108: 475-485.
14. Mendes, L.O.T. 1938. Observações sobre alguns insetos coletados sobre algodoeiro durante os anos de 1936 e 1937. Bol. Téc. Inst. Agr. Camp. 45: 1-15.
15. Mosseau, T. A., and D. A. Roff. 1995. Genetic and environmental contributions to geographic variation in the ovipositor lenght of a cricket. Ecology. 76: 1473-1482.
16. Nault, L. R. 1990. Evolution of insect pest: maize and leafhopper, a case study. Maydica. 35: 165-175.
17. Nault, L. R., and W. E. Styer. 1994. High elevation gamagrassis host two new endemic Dalbulus species in Mexico (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 87: 257-262.
18. Oliveira, E., J. M. Waquil, F. T. Fernandes, E. Paiva, R. O. Rezende, and E. W. Kitajima. 1998. "Enfezamento pálido" e "Enfezamento vermelho" na cultura do milho no Brasil Central. Fitopatologia Bras. 23: 45-47.
19. Oman, P. W. 1948. Distribution of Baldulus maidis (De-Long & Wolcott). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 50: 34.
20. SAS Institute. 1993. SAS/STAT user's guide: release 6.08. SAS Institute, Cary, NC.
21. Scholander, P. F. 1955. Evolution of climatic adaptation in homeotherms. Evolution. 9: 15-26.
22. Simonet, D. E., and R. L. Pienkowiski. 1980. Temperature effect on development and morphometrics of the potato leafhopper. Environ. Entomol. 9: 798-800.
23. Smith, R. J., A. Hines, S. Richmond, M. Merrick, A. Drew, and R. Fargo. 2000. Altitudinal variation in body size and population density of Nicrophorus investigator (Coleoptera: Silphidae). Environ. Entomol. 29: 290-298.
24. Stewart, A.J.A. 1981. Nynphal polymorphism in two species of Eupteryx (Curt.) Acta Entomol. Fenn. 38: 43.
25. Tauber, J. M., A. C. Tauber, and S. Masaki. 1986. Insect adaptation to environmental change, pp. 7-37. In J. M. Tauber, A. C. Tauber, and S. Masaki (eds.), Seasonal adaptations of insects. Oxford University Press, New York.
26. Triplehorn, B. W., and L. R. Nault. 1985. Phylogenetic classification of the genus Dalbulus (Homoptera: Cicadellidae), and notes on the phylogeny of the Macrostelini. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 78: 291-315.
27. Waquil, J. M. 1997. Amostragem e abundância de cigarrinhas e danos de Dalbulus maidis (DeLong e Wolcott) (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) em plântulas de milho. An. Soc. Entomol. Bras. 26: 27-33.