Morphological, functional, and phylogenetic aspects of the head capsule of the cockroach Ergaula capucina (Insecta/Blattodea).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cockroaches are usually typical omnivorous detritivores and their cephalic morphology is considered to be ancestral in various aspects. Thus, several studies addressed the morphology and function of the blattodean head, and the cockroach usually serves as a model for standard mouthparts in text books. However, so far only two of the three major lineages of Blattodea have been studied and no detailed information for the head of any Corydioidea was available. The present study closes this gap by providing a detailed morphological description of the head of Ergaula capucina, studying some important functional parameters of the mandible and discussing it in a phylogenetic framework.

Methods

The cephalic morphology of Ergaula studied in detail using a bro

SUBMITTER: Wipfler B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9029459 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature