- The
tymbal (or timbal) is the
corrugated exoskeletal structure used to
produce sounds in insects. In male cicadas, the
tymbals are
membranes in the abdomen...
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produced in most
species by the
rapid buckling and
unbuckling of drum-like
tymbals. The
earliest known fossil Cicadomorpha appeared in the
Upper Permian period;...
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viridula sound 100 Hz
vibration with a "
tymbal"
composed of a
fused first and
second terga (not to be
confused with
tymbal of cicadas) that
allow bi-directional...
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produce sounds using a pair of
tymbals,
which are
modified membranes located on the abdomen. In
order to
produce sound, each
tymbal is
pulled inwards by a connected...
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moths is the
tymbal structure within their bodies,
similar to that
found in
members of the
Cicadoidea family. However, uniquely,
their tymbal is located...
- and
amplifying sounds with
special modifications to
their body to form
tymbals and ****ociated musculature. The
African cicada Brevisana brevis has been...
- The ****es are
similar in appearance,
though the
female lacks the male's
tymbals and sac-like covers.
Found in
sclerophyll forest in
Queensland and New...
- with the
piece of
frontoclypeus anteriorly prominent. Its
tymbal is
completely covered with
tymbal covering. By
looking at the abdomen, the 8th
tergum will...
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seems likely that a male-specific
bubble in the
forewing functions as a
tymbal,
resulting in
sound production. The
sound production may be ****ociated with...
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generated by
twisting an end of the
tymbal, the
membrane that
produces sound in insects, with the wings. This
causes the
tymbal to
buckle and
results in the...
