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Cephalotes rohweri
Sonoran Turtle Ant, gliding ant
Cephalotes rohweri is a desert-dwelling arboreal ant known for its distinctive head shape and ability to glide through the air when falling from trees. Colonies nest in abandoned beetle cavities within Palo Verde trees and feed primarily on pollen, rarely descending to the ground. The species exhibits temperature-sensitive gut microbiome dynamics, with bacterial mutualists in the genus Cephalotococcus declining under warm conditions.
Matsumurasca
Matsumurasca is a genus of microleafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae, subfamily Typhlocybinae. The genus was established by Anufriev in 1973 and is currently treated as a subgenus of Empoasca by some authors. The most economically significant species is Matsumurasca onukii, the tea green leafhopper, a major pest of tea plantations throughout East Asia. Species in this genus are piercing-sucking herbivores associated with vascular plants. The genus occurs in both the Palearctic and Neotropical regions, with documented species in East Asia and Central America.