On the head morphology of Lepiceridae (Coleoptera: Myxophaga) and the systematic position of the family and suborder
Adult head structures of Lepicerus inaequalis were examined in detail and interpreted functionally and phylogenetically. The monogeneric family clearly belongs to Myxophaga. A moveable process on the left mandible is an autapomorphy of the suborder. Even though Lepiceridae is the "basal" s...
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| description | Adult head structures of Lepicerus inaequalis were examined in detail and interpreted functionally and phylogenetically. The monogeneric family clearly belongs to Myxophaga. A moveable process on the left mandible is an autapomorphy of the suborder. Even though Lepiceridae is the "basal" sistergroup of the remaining three myxophagan families, it is likely the group which has accumulated most autapomorphic features, e.g. tuberculate surface structure, internalised antennal insertion, and a specific entognathous condition. Adults of Lepiceridae and other myxophagan groups possess several features which are also present in larvae (e.g., premental papillae, semimembranous mandibular lobe). This is probably related to a very similar life style and has nothing to do with "desembryonisation". Lepiceridae and other myxophagans share a complex and, likely, derived character of the feeding apparatus with many polyphagan groups (e.g., Staphyliniformia). The mandibles are equipped with large molae and setal brushes. The latter interact with hairy processes or lobes of the epi- and hypopharynx. This supports a sistergroup relationship between both suborders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-214c70637a1b4f1f94ed81ae910ae2092022-12-21T19:40:18ZengInstitute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of ScienceEuropean Journal of Entomology1210-57591802-88292006-01-011031859510.14411/eje.2006.014eje-200601-0014On the head morphology of Lepiceridae (Coleoptera: Myxophaga) and the systematic position of the family and suborderEric ANTON0Rolf G. BEUTEL1Institut für Spezielle Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie mit Phyletischem Museum, FSU Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany; e-mails: eric_anton@web.de, b5bero@rz.uni-jena.deInstitut für Spezielle Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie mit Phyletischem Museum, FSU Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany; e-mails: eric_anton@web.de, b5bero@rz.uni-jena.deAdult head structures of Lepicerus inaequalis were examined in detail and interpreted functionally and phylogenetically. The monogeneric family clearly belongs to Myxophaga. A moveable process on the left mandible is an autapomorphy of the suborder. Even though Lepiceridae is the "basal" sistergroup of the remaining three myxophagan families, it is likely the group which has accumulated most autapomorphic features, e.g. tuberculate surface structure, internalised antennal insertion, and a specific entognathous condition. Adults of Lepiceridae and other myxophagan groups possess several features which are also present in larvae (e.g., premental papillae, semimembranous mandibular lobe). This is probably related to a very similar life style and has nothing to do with "desembryonisation". Lepiceridae and other myxophagans share a complex and, likely, derived character of the feeding apparatus with many polyphagan groups (e.g., Staphyliniformia). The mandibles are equipped with large molae and setal brushes. The latter interact with hairy processes or lobes of the epi- and hypopharynx. This supports a sistergroup relationship between both suborders.https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200601-0014_On_the_head_morphology_of_Lepiceridae_Coleoptera_Myxophaga_and_the_systematic_position_of_the_family_and_sub.phplepiceridaehead morphologysystematic positionfunction |
| spellingShingle | Eric ANTON Rolf G. BEUTEL On the head morphology of Lepiceridae (Coleoptera: Myxophaga) and the systematic position of the family and suborder European Journal of Entomology lepiceridae head morphology systematic position function |
| title | On the head morphology of Lepiceridae (Coleoptera: Myxophaga) and the systematic position of the family and suborder |
| title_full | On the head morphology of Lepiceridae (Coleoptera: Myxophaga) and the systematic position of the family and suborder |
| title_fullStr | On the head morphology of Lepiceridae (Coleoptera: Myxophaga) and the systematic position of the family and suborder |
| title_full_unstemmed | On the head morphology of Lepiceridae (Coleoptera: Myxophaga) and the systematic position of the family and suborder |
| title_short | On the head morphology of Lepiceridae (Coleoptera: Myxophaga) and the systematic position of the family and suborder |
| title_sort | on the head morphology of lepiceridae coleoptera myxophaga and the systematic position of the family and suborder |
| topic | lepiceridae head morphology systematic position function |
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