Biology:Phyllomorpha laciniata

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Short description: Species of true bug

Phyllomorpha laciniata
Phyllomorpha laciniata (Coreidae) (Golden Egg Bug) - (imago), Río Guadaiza, Spain.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Coreidae
Genus: Phyllomorpha
Species:
P. laciniata
Binomial name
Phyllomorpha laciniata
(Villers, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Cimex laciniatus Villers, 1789
  • Coreus hystrix Latreille, 1817
  • Coreus gallicus Germar, 1822
  • Aradus muricatus Jaeger, 1827
  • Coreus histrix Gray, 1832
  • Phyllomorpha algerica Guérin-Méneville, 1839
  • Phyllomorpha algirica Guérin-Méneville, 1839
  • Phyllomorpha erinaceus Herrich-Schäffer, 1842
  • Coreus erinaceus Germar, 1847
  • Phyllomorpha laciniata brevispina Wagner, 1955
  • Phyllomorpha laciniata montandon Zange, 2005
Phyllomorpha laciniata

Phyllomorpha laciniata (the golden egg bug) is a species of coreid bug, and one of only two members of the genus Phyllomorpha. They are specific to the host plant Paronychia argentea.[1] It is noted for its habit of laying its eggs on other members of its species, who act as mobile nests (oviposition substrate). These co-opted egg carriers provide more protection for the eggs than laying them at static locations on plant leaves or stems.[1][2] While Phyllomorpha laciniata females can and do lay eggs on their host plant, the availability of suitable egg carriers seems to stimulate the deposition of mature eggs.[3]

Taxonomy

This species was formally described by Charles Joseph de Villers in 1789, under the name Cimex laciniatus.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Reguera, Piedad; Gomendio, Montserrat (1999). "Predation costs associated with parental care in the golden egg bug Phyllomorpha laciniata (Heteroptera: Coreidae)". Behavioral Ecology 10 (5): 541–544. doi:10.1093/beheco/10.5.541. 
  2. Carrasco, David; Kaitala, Arja (2009). "Egg‐laying tactic in Phyllomorpha laciniata in the presence of parasitoids". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 131 (3): 300–307. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.2009.00857.x. 
  3. Kaitala, Arja; Smith, Robert L. (2002). "Do golden egg bugs Phyllomorpha laciniata: Heteroptera, Coreidae require conspecifics for oviposition?". Journal of Insect Behavior 15 (2): 171–180. doi:10.1023/a:1015480816110. 
  4. de Villers, Charles (1789) (in Latin). Caroli Linnaei entomologia, faunae suecicae descriptionibus ancta; D. D. Scopoli, Geoggroy, De Geer, Fabricii, Schrank etc. speciebus vel in systemate non enumeratis, vel nuperrime detectis, vel speciebus Galliae australis locupletata, generum specierumque rariorum iconibus ornata, curante et augente Carolo de Villers. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47834#11. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7188834 entry