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2019
On the morphology and possible function of two putative vibroacoustic mechanisms in derbid planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Derbidae)
DAVRANOGLOU, Leonidas-Romanos, Beth MORTIMER, Graham K. TAYLOR and Igor MALENOVSKÝBasic information
Original name
On the morphology and possible function of two putative vibroacoustic mechanisms in derbid planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Derbidae)
Authors
DAVRANOGLOU, Leonidas-Romanos (300 Greece), Beth MORTIMER (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Graham K. TAYLOR (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) and Igor MALENOVSKÝ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Arthropod Structure and Development, OXFORD, ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2019, 1467-8039
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
10616 Entomology
Country of publisher
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 1.836
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14310/19:00111309
Organization unit
Faculty of Science
UT WoS
000518107700003
Keywords in English
Snapping organ; Stridulation; Tergal glands; Tymbal; Auchenorrhyncha; Fulgoroidea
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International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 26/3/2020 13:52, Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS.
Abstract
V originále
A mechanism involving interaction of the metathoracic wing and third abdominal segment of derbid planthoppers was first discovered over a century ago, and interpreted as a stridulatory organ for sound production. Although referred to occasionally in later taxonomic works, the detailed morphology, systematic distribution, and behavioural significance of this structure have remained unknown, and its proposed use in sound production has never been corroborated. Here we examine the distribution and morphology of the supposed stridulatory organ of Derbidae and the recently-described vibratory mechanism of planthoppers – the snapping organ, across 168 species covering the entire taxonomic spectrum of the family. We find that many derbids possess snapping organs morphologically similar to those of other planthoppers, and find no evidence for the presence of tymbal organs, which were previously thought to generate vibrational signals in derbids. We find the supposed stridulatory mechanism to be widespread in Derbidae, and conclude that it provides several systematically and taxonomically important characters. Nevertheless, its morphology appears unsuitable for the production of sound, and we instead speculate that the mechanism plays a role in spreading chemical secretions or wax. Finally, we observe wax production by tergal glands in derbid larvae, and illustrate their external morphology in adults.