[taxonomy:binomial=Bocydium globulare]
[taxonomy:family=Membracidae]
I had some technical problems this day, so the substrate-borne vibrations cannot be heard well in this video. But it is still cool to watch this species, one of the treehoppers with the coolest pronotums. Here you can see three adults in the wild, one of them signaling when it vibrates its abdomen.
Description: English: The members of the family Membracidae - like this Bocydium globulare - are known for intricate forms of adornment of their heads. Spoted at Barigui Park, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. Date: 29 April 2012. Source: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/10539817. Author: Sérgio Monteiro.
Description: English: Bocydium rufiglobum Fairmaire, preserved specimen collected in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (French Guyana) by E. le Moult the 1907-11-01. Date: 29 March 2018. Source: GBIF. Author: Caspers M, Creuwels J (2021) Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
Description: English: Museum of Natural History Berlin: a model of a Ball-bearing Treehopper (bocydium globulare), made by Alfred Keller in the year 1953 Deutsch: Museum für Naturkunde Berlin: Modell einer Buckelzikade (bocydium globulare), 1953 angefertigt von Alfred Keller. Date: 9 March 2013. Source: Own work. Author: Anagoria.
