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SINCE Myers1 published his monograph in 1929 on this group of insects, only Pierce2 has re-investigated the song by modern instrumental methods, and there has been no examination of the physiology of the structures involved in sound production. This communication gives a preliminary report of results obtained with the large Platypleura capitata, (Oliv.), in Ceylon.
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PRINGLE, J. Physiology of Song in Cicadas. Nature 172, 248–249 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172248b0
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