Thank you Neil Sir for the ID. A wiki search tells me that these spittle bugs <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Froghopper> are related to cicada<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada>at infra order level <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicadomorpha> !
Regards, surajit On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > Sorry for coming in late. Was at Phansad WLS over the weekend with Pravin > Kawale. These are not Cicadas but Spittle Bugs / Froghoppers. The 'spittle' > or 'cuckoo spit' is a frothy mass in which the froghopper larvae live > cocooned from predators and the elements [including the dessicating effect > of the sun] while feeding on plant juices. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Sat, 4/28/12, surajit koley <[email protected]>*wrote: > > > From: surajit koley <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:114975] Cicada on Erythrina : Thanks to Pankaj > Oudhia from Hooghly > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, April 28, 2012, 10:34 PM > > Sir, > > I shot these pictures in July, 2009, and frogot completely about it. > Many many thanks to Pankaj Sir for his comment in another eflora post - > https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/e4PLq3ElbI0 > which > gave me the ID of these water spewing insect - > Cicada<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada>. > I take this opportunity to upload some more images in this post. > > I think the host tree is Indian Coral Tree. I don't have any flower pic of > this tree. "Cuttings" of this tree is used here, sometimes, to build > natural fence around ones property/land. Every year those cuttings are > pruned when they attain a height of about 10 feet or more. That's why i > have never seen any flower on them. > > I was drawn to these trees because i noticed the peculiar water shedding > phenomenon that have been discussed in the Ganesh Ji's post - > https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/e4PLq3ElbI0 > . > > Species : 1) *Erythrina* sp. 2) Cicada insect 3) *Polistes* *olivaceus*wasp > Habit & Habitat : cuttings from tree, roadside fencing > Date : 09-07-2009 & 12-07-2009 > Place : Nalikul (Hooghly), WB > > Thank you & Regards, > > Surajit Koley > > >
