Molecular systematics of the

cryptic Cicadetta montana

species complex

Elizabeth Wade

University of Connecticut

PEET Workshop

April 10 &11, 2010

Cicadetta montana Scopoli 1772! Cicadidae: Cicadettini

! Type specimen from Slovenia

! Wide distribution throughout Europe, Asia,Central China, Korea

! Small, 20-30mm

http://www2.arnes.si/~ljprirodm3/montana.jpg

C. montana split into ? recognized species based on acoustics.

Revision mainly done in 2004 by Gogala and Trilar and currently byGogala, Trilar and Hertach

! montana Scopoli, 1772

! concinna Germar, 1821 =podolica Eichwald, 1830

! flaveola Brulle, 1832

! brevipennis Fieber, 1876 formerly a var

! fangoana Boulard, 1976

! macedonica Schedl, 1999, formerly a ssp

! cerdaniensis Puissant & Boulard, 2000

! cantilatrix Sueur & Puissant, 2007

! hannekeae Gogala, Drosopoulos & Trilar, 2008

! dirfica sp. n

! olympica sp. n

! kyssavi sp. n

! castanei sp. n

! anapaistica sp. n

C. macedonica

C. brevipennis

C. podolica

C. cerdaniensisC. cantilatrix

C. montana

C. hannekeae

C. fangoana

C. montanaC. brevipennis

C. macedonica

C. fangoana

C. podolica

C. hannekeae

C. cantilatrix

C. cerdaniensis

Macedonia

Poland

C. podolica 9 sec

Conclusions

! C. montana s. str.- appears monophyletic

! C. cantilatrix- monophyletic?

! C. cerdaniensis/ brevipennis

! C. macedonica/ podolica

! C. hannekeae/ dirfica/ olympica/ kyssavi- diff spp?

! C. castanei new genus?

! C. anapaistica- to be tested

AcknowledgementsAckno! Chris Simon- Advisor

! Matija Gogala

! Thomas Hertach

! Tomi Trilar

! Jerome Sueur

! Stephan Puissant

! Michel Boulard

! Dan Vanderpool

! Geert Goemans

! Dave Marshall

! Kathy Hill

Funding:

National ScienceFoundation GrantNumbers

NSF DEB 05-29679and DEB 07-20664

University ofConnecticut, EEB