Zur Vererbung des Flügeldimorphismus bei Apion virens Herbst (Col., Curculionidae)

Abstract

The inheritance of wing dimorphism in Apion virenr (Col., Curculionidae). Cross breedings of long and short winged A. virens showed that the wingformation is inheritable and that the brachypterous type is dominant. The inheritance of the flight behaviour is independant from the wing type as flight attempts of short winged weevils were noticed. LiteraturJACKSON, D. J., 1928: The inheritance of long and short wings in the weevil, Sitonu hispidulu, with a discussion of wing reduction among beetles. Trans. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh LINDROTH, C. H., 1946: Inheritance of wing dimorphism in Pterostichus unthrucinus 111. STEIN, W., 196Sa: Der Einflui3 dcs Flugeldimorphismus auf die Ausbreitung von Curculio--1968b: Zur Biologie, Morphologie und Verhaltensweise von Apzon virens Herbst. (Col., -1970: u b e r die Ausbildung der Hinterfliigel bci Curculioniden (Coleopt.). 2. ang. Ent. -1972: Untersuchungen zum Flug und Flugrerhalten von Curculionidcn. 2. nng. Ent. 71. 55, 665-735. Hereditns 32, 37-40. nidcn-Arten. Z. ang. Ent. 61, 442-445. Curculionidae). Oecologia 1, 49-86. 66, 372-380. 368-375.

The genetic basis of wing dimorphism in the sand cricket, Gryllus firmus and its relevance to the evolution of wing dimorphisms in insects

“…However, many sites persist for several This has been demonstrated theoretically (Van Valen, 1971;Roil, 1975;Järvinen and Vepsäläinen, 1976) and the decline in the proportion of macropterous individuals following colonisation of a newly seeded meadow actually observed over time in the coleopteran species, Apion virens, Sitona hispidula, S. su1cfrons and Phytonomus nigrirostris (Stein, 1977). The genetic basis of wing morph has been established in Sitona hispidula (Jackson, 1928) and Apion virens (Stein, 1973;Roff, 1986a). In both species the trait is determined by a single locus with 2 alleles, brachyptery being dominant.…”

Dimorphism of wings, wing-folding and wing-toiletry devices in the ladybird, Rhyzobius litura (F.) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), with a discussion of inter-population variation in this and other wing-dimorphic beetle species

“…Orthoptera, Hornoptera, Heteroptera), but seems to receive little support from evidence available concerning the Coleoptera. The breeding experiments reported by Jackson (1928)) Lindroth (1946), Den Boer et al (1980 and Stein (1973) indicate that for the beetle species investigated (of Curculionidae, Carabidae and Apionidae, respectively) wing length is a simple Mendelian character, with the brachypterous condition dominant. That a similar form of genetic control is prevalent in many beetle families is suggested by observations concerning the incidence of wing-morphs in numerous wingpolymorphic species: Carabidae (Darlington, 1936;Lindroth, 1949, etc.…”

The evolutionary significance of wing dimorphism in carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

“…The fact that Jackson (1928) got similar results with the weevil Sitona hispidula (Fabricius) tempted Lindroth (1946) to the statement that "it therefore seems probable that the non-sexual wing dimorphism in the order of Coleoptera as a whole will prove to be of the same type". Stein (1973) indeed got comparable results with another weevil, Apion virens Herbst. Concerning carabid beetles, since then very few efforts were made to confirm Lindroth's postulate.…”