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STUDIES ON THE FUNCTION OF THE MEMBRACID PRONOTUM (HOMOPTERA): I. OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ARTICULATED HAIRS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

T. K. Wood  and
G. K. Morris
T. K. Wood
Affiliation:
Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio, U.S.A.
G. K. Morris
Affiliation:
Erindale College, University of Toronto, Clarkson, Ontario, Canada
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Abstract

Articulated sensilla occur on the pronotum of 100 species in 65 genera of membracids. The abundance of the sensilla and their universal occurrence in this group suggests that sensory reception is a significant function of the membracid pronotum. Bizarre forms of the pronotum may be a result of selection pressure to increase surface area.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 106 , Issue 2 , February 1974 , pp. 143 - 148
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1974

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