- The long sequence (around 1 minute) of high pitched sounds with characteristic frequency modulation pattern
of the song of Purana nebulilinea
from Peninsular Malaysia can be repeated many times without interruption (Kos & Gogala, 2000).
Listen to selection as QuickTime
(QT player is free downloadable for PC or Mac) movie.
- Listen to the song of Purana sagittata from
Gombak and Temengor Forest Reserve (Peninsular Malaysia) and for comparison also from
Endau Rompin National Park (Peninsular Malaysia) (Trilar & Gogala, 2002).
- The next example of the long complicated sequences is the song of
Purana metallica from
island Ko Tarutao (Thailand). The whole repeated sequence of a song, which is longest and rhythmically very complex,
was for the first time described by Gogala, 1995 under the name Purana aff. tigrina.
The description of the species Purana metallica was followed by more detailed description of the song
(Gogala & Trilar, 2007).
- The Cicada with most complicated song from the genus Purana is
Purana latifascia
from Kampong Lubu (Sabah, Borneo). The frequency modulated introductory phrase is followed by 3 to 4 repeating
phrases, which start with a frequency constant buzzing sound, pass over into vibrato sequences and end
with a frequency modulated pulsating sound (Gogala & Trilar, 2007).
- Cicadas of the genus Maua are related to the cicadas of the genus Purana and this can be seen
also in their song structure. Look at the movie of the singing
Maua albigutta
from Endau Rompin National Park (Peninsular Malaysia) (Gogala et al., 2004).
- "Tee-tee-thai" song (Meimuna tavoyana)
from Doi Suthep (Chiang Mai,
Thailand) is described in the paper Gogala, 1995.
- The colourfull
Tacua speciosa from Kinabalu National Park (Sabah, Borneo), is represented here with a short sequence of its many minutes long song.
- From Kinabalu National Park (Sabah, Borneo) is described the song of
Kalabita operculata
(Trilar, 2006).
- One of the common species in Malaysia is also a big green cicada Dundubia vaginata.
The song structure described by K. Riede from Borneo is similar but different from the common song
pattern of this species in Peninsular Malaysia (Prešern at al., 2004). Here is a short
selection of this species from Temengor
Forest Reserve (Perak, Peninsular Malaysia) and from
Pooring Hot Spring (Sabah, Borneo).
- A smaller green cicada
Dundubia euterpe is also quite common in Malaysia (Gogala & Trilar, 2004).
- The third species of this genus,
Dundubia oopaga from the island Perhentian (Malaysia), has again a different high
pitched song (Gogala & Trilar, 2004).
- For the genus Chremistica is characteristic a faint introductory rumbling sound,
preceding the main song. Such rumbling sound slowly increases in frequency and ends with a short flight or
wing flips, or with emission of the loud calling song. Listen to the song of
Chremistica guamusangensis
from Gua Musang (Peninsular Malaysia) (Gogala & Trilar, 2004).
- The same is characteristic also for
Chremistica pontianaka,
which is very common in Peninsular Malaysia (Gogala & Trilar, 2004).
- Tosena depicta
is very loud singer. Here we represent a shortened (1/3) sample of its song from
Temengor Forest Reserve (Perak, Peninsular Malaysia)
(Gogala & Riede, 1995).
- "Fireman cicada" (Cryptotympana aquila)
is abundant species with a very wide distribution. The identity was acoustically proven in Gua Musang
and Merapoh Taman Negara (Peninsular Malaysia) (Gogala & Trilar, 2004).
- The loud trumpeting cicada song heard usually in rainforests of Malaysia during dusk hours is familiar
to many visitors of such places. In rainforests of Endau Rompin National Park (Peninsular Malaysia) are distributed
two species:
- The identity of the colourful cicada species
Huechys sanguinea
is not clear yet (Gogala & Trilar, 2004).
- Terengganua sibylla
(Temengor Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia) sings preferably around noon, but in some
locations (e.g. Gombak Field Station) also earlier from 9 AM on (Gogala & Riede, 1995).
- "Morning
fanfare" from Malaysian rain forests (Temengor Forest
Reserve, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia) one can hear from 7 to 7.30 AM (Gogala & Riede, 1995).
- "Trill cicada"
from Malaysian rain forests (Bangi, UKM, Peninsular Malaysia) can be heard preferably
during dusk hours.
Gogala M., 1995: Songs of four cicada species from
Thailand.- Bioacoustics 6: 101-116.
Gogala M., Riede K., 1995: Time sharing of song
activity by cicadas in Temengor Forest Reserve, Hulu Perak,
Malaysia.- Malayan Nature Journal 48: 297-305.
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Kos M., Gogala M., 2000: The cicadas of the
Purana nebulilinea group (Homoptera, Cicadidae) with a note
on their songs. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 143: 1-25.
Trilar T., Gogala M., 2002: Description of the song
of Purana sagittata Schouten & Duffels (Homoptera,
Cicadidae) from peninsular Malaysia.- Tijdschrift voor Entomologie
145: 47-55.
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Gogala M., Trilar T., 2004: Biodiversity of Cicadas in Malaysia -
bioacoustic approach.- Serangga, 9(1/2): 63-81.
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Gogala M., Trilar T., Kozina U. in Duffels H., 2004:
Frequency modulated song of the cicada Maua albigutta (Walker 1856)
(Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) from South East Asia.- Scopolia 54: 1-15.
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Prešern J., Gogala M., Trilar T. 2004: Comparison of Dundubia vaginata
(Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadoidea) songs from Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia.-
Acta entomologica slovenica 12(2): 239-248.
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Trilar T., 2006: Frequency modulated song of the
cicada Kalabita operculata (Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadoidea) from Borneo.-
Russian Entomological Journal 15(3): 103–107.
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Gogala, M., Trilar T., 2007: Description of the song of Purana metallica
from Thailand and
P. latifascia from Borneo (Hemiptera, Cicadidae).-
Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 150: 389–400.
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