Visualizing the mesothoracic spiracles in a bark beetle hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
In a low-temperature scanning electron microscopy study aimed at determining whether the coffee berry borer [Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)] possesses mycangia, we fortuitously detected the mesothoracic spiracles, which are usually concealed. The mesothoracic spiracles are ventrolaterally located in the intersegmental membranes between the prothorax and mesothorax, and contain a large number of setae. This is the first study that includes photographs of the mesothoracic spiracles in a bark beetle.
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | Broca del cafeto, Espiráculos mesotorácicos, Morfología animal, Artfrosur, |
| Online Access: | http://aesa.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/03/25/aesa.sav016 |
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