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