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Hikaru Miyaji1, Tadashi Shinohara1,2, Akihiro Hirayama3

  • 1Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Nada, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

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Insect raptorial forelegs evolved independently, showing diverse shapes for similar prey-capture functions. This study reveals a many-to-one mapping of shape to function, not parallel or convergent evolution.

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ConvergenceMany-to-one mappingMorphospaceParallelismPredator

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Area of Science:

  • Evolutionary biology
  • Comparative morphology
  • Insect anatomy

Background:

  • Raptorial forelegs in insects evolved independently across lineages for prey capture.
  • Common function can lead to morphological similarity, but evolutionary pathways are poorly understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify and compare the morphological evolution of raptorial forelegs and other body parts across six insect lineages.
  • To investigate patterns of evolutionary similarity, including shifts in mean shape, reduced variation, and direction of evolution.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analyses of segmental dimensions to quantify shape in morphospace.
  • Examination of three aspects of morphological similarity: shift in mean shape, reduction in shape variation, and similarity in evolutionary direction.

Main Results:

  • Insect raptorial forelegs and forebody shapes showed low-to-moderate similarity in evolutionary direction, but not other characteristics.
  • Evolutionary patterns differed between terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
  • Correlated evolution between foreleg and forebody shape suggests functional relationships.

Conclusions:

  • Insect raptorial foreleg evolution is not parallel or convergent; it exhibits morphological diversity, indicating a many-to-one mapping of shape to function.
  • Functional relationships between foreleg and forebody are supported by correlated evolutionary patterns.
  • Habitat influences the direction of morphological evolution in raptorial forelegs.