Diverticula in Male Lycorea halia Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Danaini: Itunina)—Support Organs for Everted Hairpencils with Unique Ultrastructure

The involvement of the diverticula, a synapomorphy for Itunina, in protrusion and expansion of hairpencils by male Lycorea halia (Hübner, 1816) is demonstrated for the first time. They facilitate maintaining the haemolymph pressure necessary to keep the hairpencils everted. The diverticula are curve...

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Autores principales: Gnatzy, W, Fischer, O W, Kiesel, A, Vane-Wright, R I, Boppré, M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2019
Materias:
Systematics, Morphology and Physiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7033059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31808073
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13744-019-00720-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7033059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31808073
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13744-019-00720-6

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