Eur. J. Entomol. 122: 99-110, 2025 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2025.012

Impact of climate change on the potential distributions of two cicada species, Platypleura octoguttata and Lemuriana apicalis (Hemiptera: Cicadidae), in India and their conservation implicationsOriginal article

Babu SADDAM ORCID..., Cong WEI ORCID...*
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northwest Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; e-mails: bsmalik.malik@gmail.com, congwei@nwsuaf.edu.cn

The loss of habitat for numerous organisms due to climate change has significantly accelerated the rate of species extinction. Unfortunately, there have been no studies conducted on the impact of climate change and other factors on the distribution patterns of cicada species in India. In the present study, we investigated the current and potential future distribution of two cicada species, Platypleura octoguttata and Lemuriana apicalis, using environmental variables and occurrence data through maximum entropy modelling. The distribution ranges of both species show some similarities under the current climatic conditions. According to predictions based on future climate scenarios, the distribution areas for P. octoguttata and L. apicalis are predicted to decrease to varying extents. However, the anticipated reduction of distribution areas for these two cicada species is different, indicating that both species have distinct responses to climate change. The changes in the distributional centroids show a consistent trend of moving in a north-westward direction across all future periods under the four climate scenarios (SSP126, SSP264, SSP370, and SSP585), except for SSP370 in the case of L. apicalis, which shows the direction of overall migration north-eastwards over time. The creation of a new protected area at the border of Bijnor District in Uttar Pradesh Province and Haridwar District in Uttarakhand Province would be greatly helpful in future for the conservation of these two species. Our findings highlight the impact of climate change on the distribution range of these two cicada species, offering valuable insights for conservation efforts in India.

Keywords: Environmental variables, habitat change, distribution range, maximum entropy modelling

Received: July 9, 2024; Revised: March 12, 2025; Accepted: March 12, 2025; Published online: May 12, 2025  Show citation

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SADDAM, B., & WEI, C. (2025). Impact of climate change on the potential distributions of two cicada species, Platypleura octoguttata and Lemuriana apicalis (Hemiptera: Cicadidae), in India and their conservation implications. EJE, 122, Article 99-110. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2025.012
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