Life History of the Camelthorn Gall Leafhopper, Scenergates viridis (Vilbaste) (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae)
Figure 12
Disposal of excrement and exuvia in the galls of Scenergates viridis. ((a), (b)) Two adult galls opened artificially to expose their contents. Arrows point to the excrement plugs. The gall shown in (a) contains an etherized female. (c) A fragment of an excrement plug with remnants of crushed exuviae (pieces of legs, proboscis, and antenna are discernible). (d) A fragment of an excrement plug showing brochosomes. (e) A chunk of an excrement plug from the gall shown in (a); note ten trapped female Aphelinoidea sp. wasps. (d) A male gall artificially opened to expose the adult male and its intact last-instar exuvia; note also massive excrement plugs at both ends of the gall. Scale bars: 5 mm (b), 200 μm (c), 5 μm (d), 1 mm (e), 2.5 mm (f).
