STRIDULATION IN MEROPE TUBER (MECOPTERA: MEROPEIDAE)
- 1 March 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 114 (3), 177-180
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent114177-3
Abstract
A stridulatory apparatus consisting of the juga of the forewings and specialized areas of the metanotum of both sexes of Merope tuber Newman (Mecoptera: Meropeidae) is described and illustrated. The sounds produced are discussed in light of their possible role in defence and intraspecific communication. This is the first verified instance of stridulation in the Mecoptera.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Notes on North American MecopteraAnnals of the Entomological Society of America, 1954