…Other dipterans that create mosquito swarms include the Chironomidae, the Craneidae, and the Scyllidae. In Japan, their emergence has long been considered part of the biological calendar, and their swarms are said to be a sign of rain, and are familiar names such as "mosquito mochitsuki" and "katsubo kometsuki." There is even a proverb that goes, "The rice cake pounding of planthoppers brings rain." *Some of the terminology that refers to "katsubo no kometsuki" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…蚊柱をつくるカ科以外の双翅類にはユスリカ科,ガガンボダマシ科,ヒメガガンボ科などが知られる。 日本では古くからその発生を生物暦の一つとしているところもあり,これらの群飛は雨の兆しといわれ,〈カのもちつき〉〈カツボのこめつき〉などと呼ばれ親しまれてきた。〈ウンカのもちつき雨を呼ぶ〉のことわざもある。… ※「カツボのこめつき」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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