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Description of the immatures of workers of the ant Linepithema micans forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Aline Nondillo; Daniel Russ Solis; Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson Fox; Mônica Lanzoni Rossi; Marcos Botton; Odair Correa Bueno is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Abstract __Linepithema micans__ Forel is a poorly studied species that is now considered a pest in vineyards in South Brazil. Larval characters have been used in a few phylogenetic studies, and their importance greatly depends in the amount of available information on different species. This study presents a complete panorama on the external morphology of the immatures of __L. micans__ based on observations by light and scanning electron microscopy. The number of larval instars was estimated as three based on the frequency distribution of head widths of 965 larvae. Larvae of __L. micans__ were similar to other __Linepithema__ Mayr in the general format of body and mandibles, presenting a dorsal abdominal protuberance, nine pairs of spiracle, and unbranched hairs. On the other hand, __L. micans__ was unique for having shorter hairs, predominantly denticulate, intraspecific variation in the number of antennal sensilla and in the types of sensilla on the labial palps were reported. Microsc. Res. Tech., 2011. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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Author

Aline Nondillo; Daniel Russ Solis; Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson Fox; Mônica Lanzoni Rossi; Marcos Botton; Odair Correa Bueno

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 1059-910X)

Published

2010

Language

EN

Field

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)