Perianal Structures in Non-Myrmecophilous Aphids (Hemiptera, Aphididae)

Autor: Natalia Kaszyca-Taszakowska, Mariusz Kanturski, Łukasz Depa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Insects, Vol 14, Iss 5, p 471 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 14050471
2075-4450
DOI: 10.3390/insects14050471
Popis: Mutualistic relation with ants is one of the leading features of aphid ecology. For some aphid species, it is a crucial association enhancing their survival capability, while the life mode of some others is completely independent of ants. It was broadly accepted that during the evolution of aphids, the ones relying on ants developed special morphological adaptations for this mutualism, the so-called trophobiotic organ. Its exact structuring, however, posed some explanatory difficulties because many non-myrmecophilous aphids had structural modifications accordant with the trophobiotic organ, while some myrmecophilous did not. Here we present an evaluation of the morphology of perianal structures in 25 non-myrmecophilous aphid species with reference to previous, similar studies on myrmecophilous species based on scanning electron microscopy. We conclude that the trophobiotic organ is an existing adaptation, but its definition requires revision.
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