Table 1 Mean inorganic element composition (%wt) within the cuticle of the ovipositors of four cicada species.

From: An augmented wood-penetrating structure: Cicada ovipositors enhanced with metals and other inorganic elements

Element

M. cassinii

M. septendecim

M. septendecula

N. linnei

Al

0.08 ± 0.02 (0.00, 1.99)

0.22 ± 0.08 (0.00, 7.86)

0.18 ± 0.06 (0.00, 3.47)

0.12 ± 0.04 (0.00, 3.68)

Ca

0.14 ± 0.02 (0.00, 1.32)

0.05 ± 0.01 (0.00, 0.80)

0.03 ± 0.01 (0.00, 0.31)

0.15 ± 0.02 (0.00, 1.70)

Cl

0.27 ± 0.03 (0.00, 2.03)

0.16 ± 0.02 (0.00, 1.38)

0.53 ± 0.08 (0.00, 4.34)

0.32 ± 0.04 (0.00, 4.94)

Cu

0.00 ± 0.00 (0.00, 0.01)

0.00 ± 0.00 (0.00, 0.19)

0.00 ± 0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 ± 0.00 (0.00, 0.17)

Fe

0.02 ± 0.01 (0.00, 0.37)

0.01 ± 0.03 (0.00, 0.30)

0.03 ± 0.02 (0.00, 1.54)

0.02 ± 0.01 (0.00, 0.62)

K

0.49 ± 0.05 (0.03, 2.98)

0.93 ± 0.24 (0.04, 22.79)

1.04 ± 0.20 (0.06, 9.17)

1.19 ± 0.16 (0.07, 10.78)

Mg

0.04 ± 0.01 (0.00, 0.69)

0.06 ± 0.01 (0.00, 0.31)

0.07 ± 0.01 (0.00, 0.71)

0.06 ± 0.01 (0.00, 0.48)

Mn

0.31 ± 0.06 (0.00, 4.05)

0.02 ± 0.00 (0.00, 0.45)

0.00 ± 0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.45 ± 0.09 (0.00, 9.51)

Na

0.01 ± 0.00 (0.00, 0.09)

0.01 ± 0.00 (0.00, 0.11)

0.08 ± 0.00 (0.00, 0.08)

0.05 ± 0.01 (0.00, 0.48)

P

0.11 ± 0.02 (0.00, 2.06)

0.19 ± 0.02 (0.00, 1.79)

0.20 ± 0.04 (0.00, 1.99)

0.03 ± 0.01 (0.00, 0.84)

S

0.29 ± 0.03 (0.00, 2.21)

0.32 ± 0.05 (0.00, 5.41)

0.53 ± 0.06 (0.00, 2.93)

0.28 ± 0.02 (0.00, 1.57)

Si

0.05 ± 0.16 (0.00, 1.79)

0.08 ± 0.01 (0.00, 0.61)

0.07 ± 0.01 (0.00, 0.53)

0.05 ± 0.01 (0.00, 0.68)

Zn

0.01 ± 0.00 (0.00, 0.23)

0.00 ± 0.00 (0.00, 0.01)

0.08 ± 0.00 (0.00, 0.25)

0.00 ± 0.00 (0.00, 0.03)

Zr

0.06 ± 0.03 (0.00, 2.78)

0.02 ± 0.01 (0.00, 0.66)

0.03 ± 0.02 (0.00, 1.49)

0.01 ± 0.01 (0.00, 0.77)

  1. Means ± SE are combined for EDS measurements, regardless of location on the ovipositor (n = 119 measurements for Magicicada cassinii, n = 7 individuals; 136 for M. septendecim, n = 8; 68 for M. septendecula, n = 4; 136 for Neotibicen linnei, n = 8). Minimum and maximum measurements are given in parantheses. The four most abundant elements within each species are in bold. Elements are arranged alphabetically.
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