Liverwort Mimesis in a Cretaceous Lacewing Larva | |
Liu, Xingyue1; Shi, Gongle (史恭乐)2,3; Xia, Fangyuan4; Lu, Xiumei1; Wang, Bo (王博)2,3; Engel, Michael S.5,6,7 | |
刊名 | CURRENT BIOLOGY |
2018-05-07 | |
卷号 | 28期号:9页码:1475-+ |
ISSN号 | 0960-9822 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.cub.2018.03.060 |
英文摘要 | Camouflage and mimicry are staples among predator-prey interactions, and evolutionary novelties in behavior, anatomy, and physiology that permit such mimesis are rife throughout the biological world [1, 2]. These specializations allow for prey to better evade capture or permit predators to more easily approach their prey, or in some cases, the mimesis can serve both purposes. Despite the importance of mimesis and camouflage in predator-avoidance or hunting strategies, the long-term history of these traits is often obscured by an insufficient fossil record. Here, we report the discovery of Upper Cretaceous (approximately 100 million years old) green lacewing larvae (Chrysopoidea), preserved in amber from northern Myanmar, anatomically modified to mimic coeval liverworts. Chrysopidae are a diverse lineage of lacewings whose larvae usually camouflage themselves with a uniquely constructed packet of exogenous debris, conveying greater stealth upon them as they hunt prey such as aphids as well as evade their own predators [3, 4]. However, no lacewing larvae today mimic their surroundings. While the anatomy of Phyllochrysa huangi gen. et sp. nov. allowed it to avoid detection, the lack of setae or other anatomical elements for entangling debris as camouflage means its sole defense was its mimicry, and it could have been a stealthy hunter like living and other fossil Chrysopoidea or been an ambush predator aided by its disguise. The present fossils demonstrate a hitherto unknown life-history strategy among these "wolf in sheep's clothing" predators, one that apparently evolved from a camouflaging ancestor but did not persist within the lineage. |
资助项目 | National Natural Science Foundation of China[31672322] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41622201] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41688103] ; Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDPB05] ; Beijing Natural Science Foundation[5162016] ; US National Science Foundation[DEB-1144162] |
WOS关键词 | Amber ; Neuroptera ; Evolution ; Chrysopidae ; Phylogeny ; Mimicry ; Myanmar |
WOS研究方向 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ; Cell Biology |
语种 | 英语 |
出版者 | CELL PRESS |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000432442300033 |
资助机构 | National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Beijing Natural Science Foundation ; US National Science Foundation |
内容类型 | 期刊论文 |
源URL | [http://ir.nigpas.ac.cn/handle/332004/18686] |
专题 | 中国科学院南京地质古生物研究所 南京地质古生物研究所_其他 |
通讯作者 | Liu, Xingyue; Wang, Bo (王博); Engel, Michael S. |
作者单位 | 1.China Agr Univ, Dept Entomol, Beijing 100193, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Nanjing Inst Geol & Palaeontol, State Key Lab Palaeobiol & Stratig, 39 East Beijing Rd, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Excellence Life & Paleoenvironm, 39 East Beijing Rd, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, Peoples R China 4.Lingpoge Amber Museum, Nanjiao Bieshu 394, Shanghai 201108, Peoples R China 5.Univ Kansas, Nat Hist Museum, Div Entomol, 1501 Crestline Dr,Suite 140, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA 6.Univ Kansas, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA 7.Amer Museum Nat Hist, Div Invertebrate Zool, Cent Pk West & 79th St, New York, NY 10024 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Liu, Xingyue,Shi, Gongle ,Xia, Fangyuan,et al. Liverwort Mimesis in a Cretaceous Lacewing Larva[J]. CURRENT BIOLOGY,2018,28(9):1475-+. |
APA | Liu, Xingyue,Shi, Gongle ,Xia, Fangyuan,Lu, Xiumei,Wang, Bo ,&Engel, Michael S..(2018).Liverwort Mimesis in a Cretaceous Lacewing Larva.CURRENT BIOLOGY,28(9),1475-+. |
MLA | Liu, Xingyue,et al."Liverwort Mimesis in a Cretaceous Lacewing Larva".CURRENT BIOLOGY 28.9(2018):1475-+. |
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