Ovipositor Internal Microsculpture in the Relic Silverfish Tricholepidion gertschi (Insecta : Zygentoma)
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-06-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The microsculpture on the inside surface of the ovipositor of the relic silverfish Tricholepidion gertschi (Wygodzinsky, 1961) (Insecta: Zygentoma) was studied with scanning electronic microscopy for the first time.
Both the first and second valvulae of T.
gertschi bear rather diverse sculptural elements: (1) microtrichia of various shapes and directed distally, (2) longitudinal ridges, (3) smooth regions, and (4) scattered dome-shaped sensilla.
As in several other insects, the distally directed microtrichia most likely facilitate unidirectional movement of the egg during egg laying.
Involvement of the ovipositor internal microsculpture also in the uptake of male genital products is tentatively suggested.
From a phylogenetic point of view, the presence of internal microsculpture appears an ancestral peculiarity of the insect ovipositor.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Matushkina, Natalia A.. 2011. Ovipositor Internal Microsculpture in the Relic Silverfish Tricholepidion gertschi (Insecta : Zygentoma). Psyche،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Matushkina, Natalia A.. Ovipositor Internal Microsculpture in the Relic Silverfish Tricholepidion gertschi (Insecta : Zygentoma). Psyche No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481082
American Medical Association (AMA)
Matushkina, Natalia A.. Ovipositor Internal Microsculpture in the Relic Silverfish Tricholepidion gertschi (Insecta : Zygentoma). Psyche. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481082
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-481082