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Homology and function in the wings of Heteroptera
Author(s) -
WOOTTON ROBIN J.,
BETTS CLIVE R.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
systematic entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0307-6970
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1986.tb00191.x
Subject(s) - heteroptera , biology , autapomorphy , hemiptera , cladogram , taxon , zoology , evolutionary biology , anatomy , paleontology , genetics , phylogenetics , cladistics , gene
. The homology of veins and other wing characters in Heteroptera is reviewed in the light of palaeontology and new functional studies. A cladogram is given for the higher taxa of Hemiptera. It is probable that the vannus is an autapomorphy of Auchenorrhyncha+Heteropteroidea; that the leading edge vein of heteropteran fore‐ and hindwings is C+Sc; that Rs cannot be distinguished from R; that the hamus is part of M; that the glochis is a secondary structure. The difficulty of defining a vein is stressed. The functional significance of the hemielytron, cuneal fracture and longitudinal flexion lines is discussed. A preliminary ground‐plan for Heteroptera wings is presented.