Flight Wing Polymorphisms in Elmidae and Dryopidae (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea)

William D. Shepard

doi:10.1649/0010-065X-73.1.27

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25 March 2019 Flight Wing Polymorphisms in Elmidae and Dryopidae (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea)

William D. Shepard

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The Coleopterists Bulletin, 73(1):27-44 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-73.1.27

Abstract

The flight wing shapes of 4,046 specimens representing 62 genera of Elmidae and 21 genera of Dryopidae were examined. Within Elmidae, non-macropterous wings were found only in the subfamily Elminae, while the subfamily Larainae had only macropterous wings. Within Dryopidae, only macropterous wings were present in almost all aquatic or semiaquatic genera, while only non-macropterous wings occurred in almost all terrestrial genera. Thus, flight wing shapes are generally a good indicator of both habitat and phylogenetic relations.

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William D. Shepard "Flight Wing Polymorphisms in Elmidae and Dryopidae (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea)," The Coleopterists Bulletin 73(1), 27-44, (25 March 2019). https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-73.1.27

Received: 2 July 2018; Accepted: 10 December 2018; Published: 25 March 2019

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