Phyllomorpha laciniata

Phyllomorpha laciniata (the golden egg bug) is a species of coreid bug, and one of only two members of the genus Phyllomorpha. They are specific to the host plant Paronychia argentea.^[1] It is noted for its habit of laying its eggs on other members of its species, who act as mobile nests (oviposition substrate). These co-opted egg carriers provide more protection for the eggs than laying them at static locations on plant leaves or stems.^[1][2] While Phyllomorpha laciniata females can and do lay eggs on their host plant, the availability of suitable egg carriers seems to stimulate the deposition of mature eggs.^[3] In the golden egg bug, all females carry other female’s eggs, and most males carry eggs they have not fertilized.^[4]

Phyllomorpha laciniata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Coreidae
Genus:	Phyllomorpha
Species:	P. laciniata
Binomial name
Phyllomorpha laciniata (Villers, 1789)
Synonyms
Cimex laciniatus Villers, 1789 Coreus hystrix Latreille, 1817 Coreus gallicus Germar, 1822 Aradus muricatus Jaeger, 1827 Coreus histrix Gray, 1832 Phyllomorpha algerica Guérin-Méneville, 1839 Phyllomorpha algirica Guérin-Méneville, 1839 Phyllomorpha erinaceus Herrich-Schäffer, 1842 Coreus erinaceus Germar, 1847 Phyllomorpha laciniata brevispina Wagner, 1955 Phyllomorpha laciniata montandon Zange, 2005

Phyllomorpha laciniata

Taxonomy

This species was formally described by Charles Joseph de Villers in 1789, under the name Cimex laciniatus.^[5]

References

1. Reguera, Piedad & Gomendio, Montserrat (1999). "Predation costs associated with parental care in the golden egg bug Phyllomorpha laciniata (Heteroptera: Coreidae)". Behavioral Ecology. 10 (5): 541–544. doi:10.1093/beheco/10.5.541.
2. Carrasco, David & Kaitala, Arja (2009). "Egg-laying tactic in Phyllomorpha laciniata in the presence of parasitoids". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 131 (3): 300–307. Bibcode:2009EEApp.131..300C. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.2009.00857.x. S2CID 84099262.
3. Kaitala, Arja & Smith, Robert L. (2002). "Do golden egg bugs Phyllomorpha laciniata: Heteroptera, Coreidae require conspecifics for oviposition?". Journal of Insect Behavior. 15 (2): 171–180. doi:10.1023/a:1015480816110. S2CID 37216087.
4. Kaitala, Arja; Smith, Robert L. (2002). "Do golden egg bugs (Phyllomorpha laciniata: Heteroptera, Coreidae) require conspecifics for oviposition?". Journal of Insect Behavior. 15 (2): 171–180. doi:10.1023/A:1015480816110.
5. de Villers, Charles (1789). Caroli Linnaei entomologia, faunae suecicae descriptionibus ancta; D. D. Scopoli, Geoggroy, De Geer, Fabricii, Schrank etc. speciebus vel in systemate non enumeratis, vel nuperrime detectis, vel speciebus Galliae australis locupletata, generum specierumque rariorum iconibus ornata, curante et augente Carolo de Villers (in Latin).

External links

• "species Phyllomorpha laciniata (Villers, 1789)". Coreoidea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0).