Vol. 40 No. 3, 2001

Morphology and Character Evaluation of Scales in Scaly Crickets (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Mogoplistidae)

Jeng-Tze Yang* and Fang-Shen Yen

Department of Entomology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan 402

Jeng-Tze Yang and Fang-Shen Yen (2001) This work investigates the peculiar structure of scales on the disc and posterior margin of the pronotum from 10 species of Taiwanese scaly crickets using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Properties of the scales are also described and illustrated using SEM photography. The feasibility of using scale structure as a morphological character for taxonomic studies in mogoplistid crickets is evaluated using Duncan's multiple range tests.

Key words: Mogoplistidae, SEM-photography, Scales, Taiwan, Ultra-structure.

*Correspondence: Tel: 886-4-22854667. Fax: 886-4-22854667. E-mail: jtyang@dragon.nchu.edu.tw