Abstract

Our study aims to describe (1) external morphology of the compound eye of Antilochus conquebertii, (2) postembryonic changes involving the eye’s shape and size and (3) behaviour of the animal with respect to the organization of the compound eye. With each moult of the insect, the structural units of the compound eye increase in size as well as the number, resulting in an overall increase in eye size. The resolution of the adult eye is better than the young one. The adult possesses UV and polarization sensitivity in its eye. Parallel to the changes of the eye the behaviour of the adult animal changes, rendering it increasingly nocturnal and less active in under illuminated conditions. The current study describes the eye and its functional relationship with the behaviour of the animal at the nymphal and adult developmental stage.

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中文翻译：

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视觉在拟南芥中虫（Insecta； Hemiptera； Pyrrhocoridae）的觅食行为中的作用研究。

摘要

我们的研究目的是描述（1）斑鸠Antilochus conquebertii的复眼的外部形态，（2）胚胎后的变化涉及眼睛的形状和大小，以及（3）动物在复眼组织方面的行为。随着昆虫的蜕变，复眼的结构单位在大小和数量上都会增加，从而导致整体大小的增加。成年眼睛的分辨力比年轻的更好。该成年人的眼睛具有紫外线和偏振敏感性。与眼睛的变化平行，成年动物的行为也会发生变化，从而使其夜行性越来越强，并且在光照条件下的活动性降低。当前的研究描述了眼睛及其与若虫和成年发育阶段动物行为的功能关系。

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