Annals of the Entomological Society of America (1977) 70, p. 602 (Walker)

T.J. Walker (1977)
Re-examination of monopterous and "micropterous" house crickets (Acheta domesticus)
Annals of the Entomological Society of America 70 (4), 602-602
Abstract: A re-examination of wing development in Acheta domesticus has shown that so-called micropterous and monopterous individuals, with neither and with one metathoracic wing longer than the tegmina respectively, are macropterous insects that have shed both or one metathoracic wings. No individuals with fully-formed short wings have been described, and 'micropterous' insects had wing stumps that could be reproduced in macropterous forms by detaching a wing with forceps. It is concluded that true micropterom does not occur in A. domesticus.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Acheta domesticus