Mouthpart and digestive tract morphology of the synchronized firefly, Pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae)

The firefly, Pteroptyx tener (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) lives in the mangrove area and is economically valuable for ecotourism because of its unique synchronous flashing behavior. It has been observed that the adult species does not have the appearance of sucking type mouthpart morphology though it is...

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Main Authors:	Nurul Wahida O., Nur Hudawiyah A., Roslim R., Nur Khairunnisa S., Norela S.
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Language:	English
Published:	Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13961/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13961/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13961/1/25748-86998-1-PB.pdf

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spelling	ukm-139612020-01-17T08:59:58Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13961/ Mouthpart and digestive tract morphology of the synchronized firefly, Pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae) Nurul Wahida O., Nur Hudawiyah A., Roslim R., Nur Khairunnisa S., Norela S., The firefly, Pteroptyx tener (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) lives in the mangrove area and is economically valuable for ecotourism because of its unique synchronous flashing behavior. It has been observed that the adult species does not have the appearance of sucking type mouthpart morphology though it is believed that its diet depends on the plant sap. This study focused on the morphology of the mouthpart and, anatomy and histology of the digestive tract of P. tener. From gross morphology observation, P. tener has hypognathus mouthpart with a crescent-like narrow apicle mandible. Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (STEM) image showed that P. tener has a special food canal inside its mandible that runs from the tip to the end part of the mandible. The tip of the mandible could be used as piercing equipment for P. tener to suck plant sap for feeding purposes. Morphological investigations of the digestive tract showed that this species have a small crop, large ventriculus and long intestinal tract that is suitable for a liquid feeder insect. Histological sections show that the digestive tract consist of thick muscle layer especially on the hindgut and thin epithelial layer on all parts of the gut. Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13961/1/25748-86998-1-PB.pdf Nurul Wahida O., and Nur Hudawiyah A., and Roslim R., and Nur Khairunnisa S., and Norela S., (2018) Mouthpart and digestive tract morphology of the synchronized firefly, Pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae). Serangga, 23 (2(SI)). pp. 170-182. ISSN 1394-5130 http://ejournal.ukm.my/serangga/issue/view/1133/showToc
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description	The firefly, Pteroptyx tener (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) lives in the mangrove area and is economically valuable for ecotourism because of its unique synchronous flashing behavior. It has been observed that the adult species does not have the appearance of sucking type mouthpart morphology though it is believed that its diet depends on the plant sap. This study focused on the morphology of the mouthpart and, anatomy and histology of the digestive tract of P. tener. From gross morphology observation, P. tener has hypognathus mouthpart with a crescent-like narrow apicle mandible. Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (STEM) image showed that P. tener has a special food canal inside its mandible that runs from the tip to the end part of the mandible. The tip of the mandible could be used as piercing equipment for P. tener to suck plant sap for feeding purposes. Morphological investigations of the digestive tract showed that this species have a small crop, large ventriculus and long intestinal tract that is suitable for a liquid feeder insect. Histological sections show that the digestive tract consist of thick muscle layer especially on the hindgut and thin epithelial layer on all parts of the gut.
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author	Nurul Wahida O., Nur Hudawiyah A., Roslim R., Nur Khairunnisa S., Norela S.,
spellingShingle	Nurul Wahida O., Nur Hudawiyah A., Roslim R., Nur Khairunnisa S., Norela S., Mouthpart and digestive tract morphology of the synchronized firefly, Pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae)
author_facet	Nurul Wahida O., Nur Hudawiyah A., Roslim R., Nur Khairunnisa S., Norela S.,
author_sort	Nurul Wahida O.,
title	Mouthpart and digestive tract morphology of the synchronized firefly, Pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae)
title_short	Mouthpart and digestive tract morphology of the synchronized firefly, Pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae)
title_full	Mouthpart and digestive tract morphology of the synchronized firefly, Pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae)
title_fullStr	Mouthpart and digestive tract morphology of the synchronized firefly, Pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae)
title_full_unstemmed	Mouthpart and digestive tract morphology of the synchronized firefly, Pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae)
title_sort	mouthpart and digestive tract morphology of the synchronized firefly, pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae)
publisher	Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2018
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13961/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13961/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13961/1/25748-86998-1-PB.pdf
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Mouthpart and digestive tract morphology of the synchronized firefly, Pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae)

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