| brochosomal coats turn leafhopper (insecta, hemiptera, cicadellidae) integument to superhydrophobic state. | leafhoppers (insecta, hemiptera, cicadellidae) actively coat their integuments with brochosomes, hollow proteinaceous spheres of usually 200-700 nm in diameter, with honeycombed walls. the coats have been previously suggested to act as a water-repellent and anti-adhesive protective barrier against the insect's own exudates. we estimated their wettability through contact angle (ca) measurements of water, diiodomethane, ethylene glycol and ethanol on detached wings of the leafhoppers alnetoidia al ... | 2013 | 23235705 |