Inter-specific and developmental differences on the array of antennal chemoreceptors in four species of triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

M Gracco¹  S Catalá¹ 

[1] ,CRILARLa Rioja,Argentina

关键词: sensilla;    chemoreceptors;    Triatominae;    Rhodnius prolixus;    Rhodnius neglectus;    Triatoma infestans;    Triatoma sordida;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762000000100010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aim of the work was to investigate the pattern of chemoreceptor sensilla in adults and fifth stage nymphs of Rhodnius prolixus, R. neglectus, Triatoma infestans and T. sordida in order to study differences and similarities between genera and species. Three types of sensilla were analyzed by light microscopy: thin-walled trichoidea, thick-walled trichoidea and basiconica. The number of sensilla of each three types were counted. The length of the antennal segments were also used as a variable for the analysis. The statistical analysis showed that the number of these antennal chemoreceptors had significant differences between species and between adults and nymphs of each species. Discriminant analysis separates incompletely the fifth stage nymphs of the four species and showed similarity between them. Discriminant analysis performed with 12 variables of the antennae, allowed a complete separation of the adults of the four species.

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