DESCRIPTION OF THE LARVAE OF TAPINOMA MELANOCEPHALUM (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)

Autor(es)

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]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[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

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST; v. 93, n. 2, p. 243-247, JUN 2010.
• Citações Web of Science: 1

Resumo

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)

• Processo FAPESP: 01/06298-4 - Aspectos da biologia e dinâmica populacional de Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
• Beneficiário: Carlos Massuretti de Jesus
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Iniciação Científica