Cong Wei
Professor;PhD advisor
Member of the Ninth Committee of Insect Fauna and Classification, The Entomological Society of China
New Century Excellent Talents in Universities of Ministry of Education of China
Email: congwei@nwsuaf.edu.cn
Tel: 13468836915
Research Focus
Phylogeny and differentiation of the cicada tribe Tibicinini (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) based on morphological, bioacoustic and molecular data (supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China);
Behavioral Ecology and systematic status of the mute cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) (supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China);
Fauna Sinica (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadidae) (supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China)。
Representative papers
1. Luo C.Q. & Wei C.* 2015. Intraspecific sexual mimicry for finding females in a cicada: males produce “female sounds” to gain reproductive benefit. Animal Behaviour, 102: 69-76
2. Zhou W.T., Nan X.N, Zheng Z., Wei C., Hong He*. 2015. Analysis of inter-individual bacterial variations in the gut of cicada Meimuna mongolica (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)。 Journal of Insect Science, 15(1): 131
3. Li Q.L., Zhong H.Y., Zhang Y.L., Wei C.* 2015. Comparative morphology of the distal segments of Malpighian tubules in cicadas and spittlebugs, with reference to their functions and evolutionary indications to Cicadomorpha (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha)。 Zoologischer Anzeiger, 258: 54-68
4. Wang X. & Wei C.* 2014. Review of the cicada genus Platylomia St?l (Hemiptera, Cicadidae) from China, with description and bioacoustics of a new species from Mts Qinling. Zootaxa, 3811: 137-145
5. Yang M.S., Chen X., Huo W.X., Wei C.* 2014. Morphological variation versus genetic divergence: a taxonomic implication to Mogannia spp. (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)。 Systematics and Biodiversity, 12: 456-472
Major and research direction
Insect systematics and biodiversity.
Representatives of presentations/abstracts of postgraduates participated international congress
1. Luo C.Q. 2013. Diverse acoustic signals in the remarkable cicada Subpsaltria yangi Chen with both timbalsand stridulatory organs.14th International Auchenorrhyncha Congress. Yangling, China, 7-12 July, 2013, pp.P40-42.
2. Hou Z.H. 2015. Ecology of nymphs of the cicada Meimuna mongolica. Annual Conference of The Chinese Entomological Society of China. Shengyang, China, 23-26, September, 2015.
3. Wang X. 2015. Homology of cicadas of Oncotympana, Sonata and Hyalessa, and remarkable intraspecific variability of Hyalessa maculaticollis (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)。 Annual Conference of Insect Fauna and Classification, The Chinese Entomological Society of China. Yizhou, China, 15-17 July, 2015.
Academic Awards of Postgraduates
Qinglong Li, Zehai Hou, Changqing Luo and so on, have been rewarded the National Postgraduate Scholarship.