Vibrational behavior of psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea): Functional morphology and mechanisms.

ABSTRACT: Vibrational behavior of psyllids was first documented more than six decades ago. Over the years, workers have postulated as to what the exact signal producing mechanisms of psyllids might be but the exact mechanism has remained elusive. The aim of this study is to determine the specific signal producing structures and mechanisms of the psyllids. Here we examine six hypotheses of signal producing mechanisms from both previous and current studies that include: wingbeat, wing-wing friction, wing-thorax friction, wing-leg friction, leg-abdomen friction, and axillary sclerite-thorax friction. Through selective removal of possible signal producing structures and measuring wing beat frequency with high speed videos, six hypotheses were tested. Extensive experiments were implemented on the species

SUBMITTER: Liao YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6738581 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature