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| Author(s): |
Paterson Fox, Eduardo Goncalves
;
Solis, Daniel Russ
;
Rossi, Monica Lanzoni
;
Feitosa, Rodrigo Machado
;
Brescovit, Antonio Domingos
Total Authors: 5
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Zootaxa; v. N/A, n. 3251, p. 10-pg., 2012-03-30. |
| Abstract | |
The present study describes different preimaginal stages of Trypoxylon rogenhoferi examined by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and compares the results with observations on closely related species. Some notes on the nesting habits of this species, including their spider prey, nest parasites, and development time are provided. In short, T. rogenhoferi proved quite similar to the previous report on T. albitarse although SEM images are rarely presented in such descriptions. In fact the present study emphasized the importance of SEM images to describe fine morphological details that can be useful characters for taxonomic and phylogenetic studies. Images of some earlier development stages (first and second larval instar and egg) are presented for the first time, and compared with the few available data from other hymenopterans. (AU) | |