External mouthpart morphology in the Tenuipalpidae (Tetranychoidea): Raoiella a case study

The use of low-temperature scanning electron microscopy (LTSEM) to study external mouthpart morphology in the Tenuipalpidae, in particular the genus Raoiella, has brought some aspects of the mechanics of feeding in this group into question. In addition, an LTSEM study on the specialized feeding beha...

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Published in:Experimental & applied acarology 2012-08, Vol.57 (3-4), p.227-255
Main Authors: Beard, J. J, Ochoa, R, Bauchan, G. R, Welbourn, W. C, Pooley, C, Dowling, A. P. G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Ecology
Animal Genetics and Genomics
Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Animals
Arecaceae - parasitology
Arecaceae - ultrastructure
Biomedical and Life Sciences
case studies
Entomology
Feeding behavior
Female
Herbivory
Host plants
Host-Parasite Interactions
Life Sciences
Low temperature
Male
Mites - physiology
Mites - ultrastructure
Mouth - physiology
Mouth - ultrastructure
Mouthparts
Musa - parasitology
Musa - ultrastructure
Plant Stomata - ultrastructure
Scanning electron microscopy
Stomata
Tenuipalpidae
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Summary:The use of low-temperature scanning electron microscopy (LTSEM) to study external mouthpart morphology in the Tenuipalpidae, in particular the genus Raoiella, has brought some aspects of the mechanics of feeding in this group into question. In addition, an LTSEM study on the specialized feeding behaviour of Raoiella indica Hirst (Tetranychoidea: Tenuipalpidae) revealed host plant use in this species could be affected by stomatal complex morphology.
ISSN:0168-8162
1572-9702
DOI:10.1007/s10493-012-9540-2