The Leg Sensilla of Insects from Different Habitats—Comparison of Strictly Aquatic and Riparian Bugs (Corixidae, Ochteridae, Gelastocoridae: Nepomorpha: Insecta: Heteroptera)
Agnieszka Nowińska, Barbara Franielczyk-Pietyra, Dan A. Polhemus
Abstract
The aim of this study was to analyze morphological types and arrangement of the leg sensilla of Corixidae, Ochteridae and Gelastocoridae, in relation to their various habitats. The leg sensilla of four species of Corixidae, six of Gelastocoridae and two of Ochteridae were studied. Eight main types of sensilla with six subtypes of sensilla trichodea and four subtypes of sensilla chaetica were found and described. The greatest variability was observed among mechanoreceptive sensilla. The study showed differences in the shape of the legs between strictly aquatic and terrestrial taxa. It is the first attempt to describe leg sensilla among nepomorphan taxa.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyHeteropteraZoologyAquatic insectRiparian zoneAnatomyHabitatEcologyHemiptera Insect StudiesInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorNeurobiology and Insect Physiology Research