Observations on the Biology and Anatomy of Myerslopiidae (Hemiptera, Membracoidea)
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Adults and nymphs of Mapuchea chilensis (Nielson), from the poorly known family Myerslopiidae, were collected from the litter horizon of temperate forests and shrub bogs in southern Chile.
The species apparently feeds on roots and creeping stems of angiosperms.
Salivary sheaths of captive specimens terminated in vascular bundles.
Indirect evidence suggests feeding on phloem sap.
Both nymphs and adults are strong jumpers and both actively disperse, as evidenced by their capture in pan traps.
The Malpighian tubules of this species produce no brochosomes and, unlike in most previously studied Membracoidea, comprise no specialized secretory segment.
Each tubule comprises secretory cells scattered among excretory ones, a condition not previously known among Hemiptera.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rakitov, Roman. 2015. Observations on the Biology and Anatomy of Myerslopiidae (Hemiptera, Membracoidea). Psyche،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075991
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rakitov, Roman. Observations on the Biology and Anatomy of Myerslopiidae (Hemiptera, Membracoidea). Psyche No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075991
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rakitov, Roman. Observations on the Biology and Anatomy of Myerslopiidae (Hemiptera, Membracoidea). Psyche. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075991
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1075991