FEATURES OF THE STRUCTURE OF HYMENOPTERA ASSOCIATED WITH MINIATURIZATION. 1. ANATOMY OF FAIRYFLY ANAPHES FLAVIPES (HYMENOPTERA, MYMARIDAE)

摘要

Anatomy of adult fairyfly Anaphes flavipes (Hymenoptera, Mymaridae) is described in detail for the first time based on series of sections and the use of three-dimensional computer modeling. It was found that in A. flavipes, despite its tiny size, there was no strong simplification of the structure except for the merger of individual elements of the skeleton, slight simplification of endoskeleton, lack of muscle of midgut, reduction in the number of malpighian tubules, simplification of the tracheal and circulatory systems, asymmetry of the central nervous system, and the absence of several muscles.