Lineage-specific head development in the coffin-headed cricket Loxoblemmus equestris links the final molt with novel trait evolution
These results demonstrate that the novel male head structures are formed during the final molt through the formation of sex-specific epithelial patterns in L. equestris. This highlights the unique metamorphic lifecycle with the final molt as a driver that has created lineage- and sex-specific adult forms in insects.
Authors
- Takahiro Ohde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0870-9175)
- Takaaki Daimon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8382-1132)
- Teruyuki Niimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3981-0177)
- Shinichi Morita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0883-8038)
- Masafumi Yoneda
Institutions
- National Institute for Basic Biology (JP)
- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI (JP)
- Kyoto University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- EvoDevo
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13227-025-00249-3
- Primary Topic
- Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- National Institute for Basic Biology