Resumo
A morphological study of adult and immature stages of the Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) is presented with descriptions and original data. The insects were dissected and studied under compound and scanning electron microscope. The structures described were: sensorial pores on the antennae; asymmetrical mandibles of adults and larvae; sexual dimorphism of tibial spurs and terminal segments of pupae, and short setae on the urogornphi of the last larval instar.
Tenebrionidae; Alphitobius diaperinus; morphology; immature stages
Tenebrionidae; Alphitobius diaperinus; morphology; immature stages
Morfologia dos estágios imaturos e do adulto de Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae)1 1 Contribuição número 1196 do Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná
Morphology of the immature stages and of the adult of Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae)
Andreia Mauruto Chernaki; Lúcia Massutti de Almeida
Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná. Caixa Postal 19020, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil. Bolsista do CNPq
ABSTRACT
A morphological study of adult and immature stages of the Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) is presented with descriptions and original data. The insects were dissected and studied under compound and scanning electron microscope. The structures described were: sensorial pores on the antennae; asymmetrical mandibles of adults and larvae; sexual dimorphism of tibial spurs and terminal segments of pupae, and short setae on the urogornphi of the last larval instar.
Key words: Tenebrionidae, Alphitobius diaperinus, morphology, immature stages.
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AGRADECIMENTOS. Á equipe do Centro de Microscopia Eletrônica da Universidade Federal do Paraná, em especial a Profa. Dra. Daura Regina Eiras-Stofella pelas fotos de microscopia de varredura.
Recebido em 23.III.2000; aceito em 27.IV.2001.
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Datas de Publicação
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Publicação nesta coleção
04 Maio 2009 -
Data do Fascículo
Jun 2001
Histórico
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Recebido
23 Mar 2000 -
Aceito
27 Abr 2001
