Impact of cell shape in hierarchically structured plant surfaces on the attachment of male Colorado potato beetles (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)

• Bettina Prüm,
• Robin Seidel,
• Holger Florian Bohn and
• Thomas Speck

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 57–64, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.7

• .: Vitis vinifera, Rosa: Rosa hybrid Floribunda cv. “Sarabande”. SEM micrographs of the attachment devices in a male Leptinotarsa decemlineata. (a) Ventral view of a hind leg; (b) claw tip; (c–f): Tarsal adhesive setae: (c) filamentous, (d) lanceolate, (e) spatula-shaped and (f) discoidal setae