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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Hoppers (Auchenorrhyncha) » Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers (Cicadomorpha) » Leafhoppers and Treehoppers (Membracoidea) » Typical Treehoppers (Membracidae) » Smiliinae » Polyglyptini » Publilia » Publilia concava
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Treehopper - Publilia concava
Copyright © 2012 Bill Johnson

Treehopper - Publilia concava
Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA
June 30, 2012
I witnessed an interesting behavior in that this ant kept returning to the treehopper, stroking it with its antennae. I know that ants do this with aphids, but I'm not aware of this behavior with hoppers. Anyone have any information they could add to this? Thanks.

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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 11 July, 2012 - 11:32pm
Last updated 24 November, 2012 - 1:46am

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… v belov, 24 November, 2012 - 1:46am login or register to post comments

ant tending
is fairly common among tree hoppers. I see it quite often when collecting Vanduzea arquata on black locust, and I know other species exhibit it as well.

This kind of reminds me of the genus Publilia, but not sure.
… Drew Sheaffer, 8 August, 2012 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

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