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| Author(s): |
De Jesus, Carlos Massuretti
[1]
;
Paterson Fox, Eduardo Goncalves
[1]
;
Solis, Daniel Russ
[1]
;
Yabuki, Antonio Teruyoshi
[1]
;
Rossi, Monica Lanzoni
[2]
;
Bueno, Odair Correa
[1]
Total Authors: 6
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Inst Biociencias, Ctr Estudos Insetos Sociais, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Ctr Energia Nucl Agr, Lab Histopatol & Biol Estrutural Plantas, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST; v. 93, n. 2, p. 243-247, JUN 2010. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 1 |
| Abstract | |
Morphological descriptions of the 4 instars of the ghost-ant Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius are presented along with illustrations and comparisons with other species of the same genus. Instars were similar, differing only in body length. The analyzed larvae presented many characteristics in common with other Tapinoma Forster larvae, such as: dolichoderoid body and mandibles, 9 pairs of spiracles, the presence of a terminal boss, and scarce body and head setae, all simple and short. We observed the following differences from other previous descriptions: the presence of a subapical mandibular tooth, setaceous sensilla on the medial anterior surface of the labrum, and fewer sensilla on maxillary and labial palps. (AU) | |