Morphology of the integumentary structures in the nymph of lace bug, Stephanitis typica (Hemiptera: Tingidae).
The nymphs of the lace bug Stephanitis typica possess unsegmented, slender, integumentary processes. They are arranged chiefly in three rows on the mid-dorsal and lateral sides. The surface ultrastructure of the integumentary process reveals three types of sensilla, namely, companiform sensilla at the tip of the integumentary process having a probable proprioceptive function, oar-shaped wind and gravity sensilla, and pegs supposed to be hygroscopic.
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CSIR-JRF, Research Division, Department of Zoology, Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum 695015, Kerala, India. rekhary@hotmail.com
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D000818:Animals; D006430:Hemiptera; D034582:Integumentary System / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009758:Nymph; D012679:Sense Organs / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013499:Surface Properties