Merope tuber
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Merope tuber, the earwigfly or forcepfly,[1] is the only species in the genus Merope, and the only living member of the family Meropeidae in North America. It occurs throughout the east from Ontario to Georgia, and west to Kansas. Recently the insect has also been found in Florida.[2] This insect's most distinguishing feature is the large genital forceps on the male abdomen which resembles the cerci of earwigs. Much is unknown about the adults, which are nocturnal and secretive, sometimes found under logs or in malaise traps near streams, or attracted to lights at nighttime. No M. tuber or Meropeid larvae have been identified.[3] The insect is characterized by long wings with many veins and no ocelli. There is a region of interlocking sclerites that holds the jugum and scutellum on the middle thoracic segment together. This may be used to keep the wings together when pushing up through dirt.[4] A similar apparatus is found in cicadas and ground-dwelling beetles, so it may be that the winged adults dig in soil. The flat appearance of the insect suggests that the insect dwells close to the ground in fissures and other small ground openings,[5] as does the lack of ocelli.
References
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- ^ R. H. Arnett. 2000. American insects: a handbook of the insects of America north of Mexico. p. 834
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.J. C. Dunford; P. W. Kovarik; L. A. Somma; D. Serrano (July 2009). "First state records for Merope tuber (Mecoptera: Meropeidae)in Florida and biogeographical implication" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Friedrich, F.; et al. (2013). "The head of Merope tuber (Meropeidae) and the phylogeny of Mecoptera (Hexapoda)" (PDF). Arthropod Structure & Development. 42: 69–88. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2012.09.006. PMID 23078868. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hlavac, T.F. (1974). "Merope tuber (Mecoptera): A wing-body interlocking mechanism". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 81: 303. doi:10.1155/1974/45917.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.J.C. Dunford; D. Serrano & L.A. Somma (2006). Earwigflies in the Great Smokies (PDF).
Further reading
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wills, Allan (2007). "Earwig Flies? Ancient and Mysterious Insects". Western Wildlife. 12 (1): 5.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Robin McLeod (2005-11-06). "Species Merope tuber - Forcepfly". Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Snodgrass and Wigglesworth- Cornell Undergraduate Entomology Club (2009-01-25). "The Hunt For Merope Tuber..." Retrieved 2011-01-30.
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