The anatomy of the thrips Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) and its specific features caused by miniaturization.
A new set of data on the internal and external structure of the adult and larva of the thrips Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouché, 1833) is presented. The structure of the internal systems of this thrips was revealed using modern methods of 3D computer modelling. The changes in shape and relative size are discussed as an outcome of miniaturization in comparison to the supposed ancestor of this species. The layout of the internal systems of thrips is compared to those of other insects similar in size: beetles of the families Ptiliidae and Corylophidae and wasps of the families Mymaridae and Trichogrammatidae.
Department of Entomology, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1-12, Moscow, 119234, Russia. Electronic address: polilov@gmail.com.
Alexey A
AA
Polilov
Borissiak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
Alexey S
AS
Shmakov
D000717:Anatomy, Comparative; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D061149:Thysanoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000648:ultrastructure
Anatomy; Heliothrips; Miniaturization; Relative size of organs; Thrips