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Estudo morfológico comparativo de ovos e ninfas de Triatoma maculata (Erichson, 1848) e Triatoma pseudomaculata Corrêa & Espínola, 1964 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae)

As an aid in the identification of vectors of Chagas' disease we have studied the structure of the eggs and morphology of nymphs by optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The eggs as seen by OM show the exochorion of the body doesn't have defined areas. In SEM the exochorion of the cap appears as upholstered polygonal areas with small irregular grooves and perforations spread at random in both species. The exochorion of the body in T. maculata is upholstered with more numerous perforations on the edge visualizing the rim of the shell, spermatic groove, pseudomicropyles and micropyles; in T. pseudomaculata there are flat areas with numerous perforations. The nymphs show differences cencerning the stridulatory groove and rostrum. The stridulatory groove when seen by OM shows differences in nymphs of 1st, 2nd and 3rd intars, while 4th and 5th are similar; in SEM the differences are clear. In OM the rostrum shows typical pilosity to each species from 3rd instar. In T. maculata the setae are short and scattered on the 1st and 2nd segments and are long and numerous on the 3rd. In T. pseudomaculata the setae are similar but are short on the 3rd segment.


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