Description of the immatures of workers of the Ant Camponotus vittatus (Hymenoptera: formicidae)

dc.contributor.authorSolis, Daniel Russ [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorPaterson Fox, Eduardo Goncalves [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorRossi, Monica Lanzoni
dc.contributor.authorMoretti, Thiago de Carvalho [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorBueno, Odair Correa [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T13:55:52Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T13:55:52Z
dc.date.issued2010-06-01
dc.description.abstractCamponotus vittatus Forel is a poorly studied Neotropical ant, which is very common in Brazil. Larval descriptions are useful to systematics, as larval characters aid with genus-level differentiation, and ant larvae lie at the basis of ant social organization. This study presents the first description of the immatures of C. vittatus with the aid of light and scanning electron microscopy. There are three instars based on the frequency distribution of larval head widths. The larvae had some characteristics typical of Camponotus, specifically, a 'pogono-myrmecoid' body shape, 10 pairs of spiracles, antennae with 3 sensilla, mature larvae with pronounced labial pseudopalps, and conspicuous 'chiloscleres' on the labrum. Unique characteristics found would include the greatest diversity of body hair types recorded in an ant larva and 'camponotoid' mandibles with 6 medial denticles over the blade. The number of antennal sensilla proved variable.en
dc.description.affiliationSão Paulo State Univ UNESP, Inst Biociencias, Ctr Estudos Insetos Sociais, São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv São Paulo, Ctr Energia Nucl Agr, Lab Histopatol & Biol Estrutural Plantas, São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationSão Paulo State Univ UNESP, Inst Biociencias, Dept Parasitol, São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespSão Paulo State Univ UNESP, Inst Biociencias, Ctr Estudos Insetos Sociais, São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespSão Paulo State Univ UNESP, Inst Biociencias, Dept Parasitol, São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.format.extent265-276
dc.identifierhttp://journals.fcla.edu/flaent/article/view/76091
dc.identifier.citationFlorida Entomologist. Lutz: Florida Entomological Soc, v. 93, n. 2, p. 265-276, 2010.
dc.identifier.fileWOS000279580300018.pdf
dc.identifier.issn0015-4040
dc.identifier.lattes1050709055776428
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/20003
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000279580300018
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherFlorida Entomological Soc
dc.relation.ispartofFlorida Entomologist
dc.relation.ispartofjcr1.052
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,507
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectinstarsen
dc.subjectFormicinaeen
dc.subjectCamponotinien
dc.subjectTanaemyrmexen
dc.titleDescription of the immatures of workers of the Ant Camponotus vittatus (Hymenoptera: formicidae)en
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.flaentsoc.org/auinstr.htm
dcterms.rightsHolderFlorida Entomological Soc
unesp.author.lattes1050709055776428
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-6141-255X[2]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-2243-5609[4]

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