Why cave planthoppers study matters: are Cixiidae a subtroglophile lineage? (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha)

Planthoppers are an interesting and contrasting model among insects for studying the subterranean environments. Their morphological and ethological adaptations to the underground conditions (complete darkness, lower temperatures, high hygrometry, stability of environmental constants, rarefied food s...

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Main Authors: Maxime Le Cesne, Hannelore Hoch, Yalin Zhang, Thierry Bourgoin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2024-03-01
Series:Subterranean Biology
Online Access:https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/117086/download/pdf/