Sound Production in the Bean Bug, Reptortus Clavatus THUNBERG (Heteroptera: Alydidae)

Abstract

The airborne sound vibration produced by male Riptortus clavatus in courtship behavior was recorded. Four songs were discriminated acoustically. The time characteristics of these songs varied, although all fundamental frequencies were within the range of 80-250 Hz. The sound was produced neither by stridulation nor by a tergal tymbal. © 1989, JAPANESE SOCIETY OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY. All rights reserved.