Abstract

ABSTRACT Resilin is a naturally occurring rubber. It is extremely efficient, returning almost all the energy stored during its deformation. Resilin was first described by Weis-Fogh (1960), who with Andersen (Andersen & Weis-Fogh, 1964) produced an extensive review covering the identification, physical and chemical properties of the substance. Andersen & Weis-Fogh set out five diagnostic characters for resilin and reported five sites of resilin occurrence: the wing hinge in all insects studied, includingSchistocerca gregaria and Periplaneta americana; tendons in Aeshna cyanea and Calliphora ery-throcephala; the hindleg spring of various fleas; the abdominal spring of Oryctes sp. and Melolontha sp.; and the clypeolabral spring of Schistocerca gregaria. This communication reports the occurrence of resilin in the food-pump of Reduviid bugs and discusses its functional significance.

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