sound-producing structures of some primitive Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)

The Cydnidae and Thyreocoridae have a small stridulitrum on the under side of the hindwing's postcubitus. The plectrum is a striated lima on the first tergite. Possession of the stridulitrum and plectrum is probably plesiomorphic in a complex of primitive Pentatomoidea. The Thaumastellidae (a m...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the New York Entomological Society 1980-01, Vol.88 (4), p.230-235
Main Author: Schaefer, C.W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
animal anatomy
animal behavior
animal ecology
animal morphology
arthropods
Entomology
Family structure
Genera
Plectra
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The Cydnidae and Thyreocoridae have a small stridulitrum on the under side of the hindwing's postcubitus. The plectrum is a striated lima on the first tergite. Possession of the stridulitrum and plectrum is probably plesiomorphic in a complex of primitive Pentatomoidea. The Thaumastellidae (a member of the complex) also have a stridulitrum, near the postcubitus of the hindwing, and a similar plectrum. Some Scutelleridae and Tessaratomidae have a similar stridulitrum. Other morphological features ally these two families with-but are insufficient to warrant including them in-this complex of primitive pentatomoids.
ISSN:0028-7199
1937-2361