Flower visiting Neuroptera: Mouthparts and feeding behaviour of Nemoptera sinuata (Nemopteridae)
The mouthparts of the spoon-winged lacewing Nemoptera sinuata are adapted for the uptake of pollen and nectar. Form and function of the mouthparts are described, and the technique of food uptake is discussed in context with flower-visiting behaviour and floral architecture of the preferred flowers....
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| author | Harald W. KRENN Barbara-Amina GEREBEN-KRENN Bernhardt M. STEINWENDER Alexi POPOV |
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| description | The mouthparts of the spoon-winged lacewing Nemoptera sinuata are adapted for the uptake of pollen and nectar. Form and function of the mouthparts are described, and the technique of food uptake is discussed in context with flower-visiting behaviour and floral architecture of the preferred flowers. The maxillae are the main organs for food uptake. The brush-shaped laciniae, galeae and maxillary palpi form a functional unit which can be extended by the action of the cardo-stipes joint. Video analyses of the mouthpart movements distinguished different patterns of maxillary motions which occur in nectar feeding or pollen collecting. The flower-visiting behaviour and the specialised mouthparts of the Nemopteridae are derived traits which probably evolved from predatory and biting/chewing mouthparts within the Neuroptera. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-97991d53549a44d3acec0dd111ee71df2022-12-21T17:22:43ZengInstitute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of ScienceEuropean Journal of Entomology1210-57591802-88292008-05-01105226727710.14411/eje.2008.037eje-200802-0013Flower visiting Neuroptera: Mouthparts and feeding behaviour of Nemoptera sinuata (Nemopteridae)Harald W. KRENN0Barbara-Amina GEREBEN-KRENN1Bernhardt M. STEINWENDER2Alexi POPOV3Department of Evolutionary Biology, University Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria; e-mail: harald.krenn@univie.ac.atDepartment of Evolutionary Biology, University Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria; e-mail: harald.krenn@univie.ac.atDepartment of Evolutionary Biology, University Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria; e-mail: harald.krenn@univie.ac.atNational Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd 1, 1000 Sofia, BulgariaThe mouthparts of the spoon-winged lacewing Nemoptera sinuata are adapted for the uptake of pollen and nectar. Form and function of the mouthparts are described, and the technique of food uptake is discussed in context with flower-visiting behaviour and floral architecture of the preferred flowers. The maxillae are the main organs for food uptake. The brush-shaped laciniae, galeae and maxillary palpi form a functional unit which can be extended by the action of the cardo-stipes joint. Video analyses of the mouthpart movements distinguished different patterns of maxillary motions which occur in nectar feeding or pollen collecting. The flower-visiting behaviour and the specialised mouthparts of the Nemopteridae are derived traits which probably evolved from predatory and biting/chewing mouthparts within the Neuroptera.https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200802-0013_Flower_visiting_Neuroptera_Mouthparts_and_feeding_behaviour_of_Nemoptera_sinuata_Nemopteridae.phpmouthpartsflower-visiting behaviourpollenmorphologyfeedinginsectsneuropteranemopteridae |
| spellingShingle | Harald W. KRENN Barbara-Amina GEREBEN-KRENN Bernhardt M. STEINWENDER Alexi POPOV Flower visiting Neuroptera: Mouthparts and feeding behaviour of Nemoptera sinuata (Nemopteridae) European Journal of Entomology mouthparts flower-visiting behaviour pollen morphology feeding insects neuroptera nemopteridae |
| title | Flower visiting Neuroptera: Mouthparts and feeding behaviour of Nemoptera sinuata (Nemopteridae) |
| title_full | Flower visiting Neuroptera: Mouthparts and feeding behaviour of Nemoptera sinuata (Nemopteridae) |
| title_fullStr | Flower visiting Neuroptera: Mouthparts and feeding behaviour of Nemoptera sinuata (Nemopteridae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Flower visiting Neuroptera: Mouthparts and feeding behaviour of Nemoptera sinuata (Nemopteridae) |
| title_short | Flower visiting Neuroptera: Mouthparts and feeding behaviour of Nemoptera sinuata (Nemopteridae) |
| title_sort | flower visiting neuroptera mouthparts and feeding behaviour of nemoptera sinuata nemopteridae |
| topic | mouthparts flower-visiting behaviour pollen morphology feeding insects neuroptera nemopteridae |
| url | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200802-0013_Flower_visiting_Neuroptera_Mouthparts_and_feeding_behaviour_of_Nemoptera_sinuata_Nemopteridae.php |
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