Morphological study of eggs from five Mexican species and two morphotypes in the genus Triatoma (Laporte, 1832)

作者：Rivas Nancy; Esther Sanchez Ma; Martinez Ibarra Alejandro; Camacho Alejandro D; Tovar Soto Alejandro; Alejandre Aguilar Ricardo^*

来源：Journal of Vector Ecology, 2013, 38(1): 90-96.

DOI：10.1111/j.1948-7134.2013.12013.x

• Morphometry
• egg
• ornamentation
• Triatoma
• scanning electron microscope

We describe and compare the morphology and morphometry of the egg exochorion for five species and two morphotypes of Mexican triatomines with scanning electron microscopy. The results show differences in egg ornamentation for each species, including between morphotypes. Polygonal ornamentation was observed in each species, including pentagons, octagons and, in certain cases, a majority of hexagons. We observed small perforations in T. protracta protracta, small spheres on the T. lecticularia polygons, a crown with festoons in T. barberi, and less complex ornamentation in T. mexicana. Through morphometric analysis, significant differences in egg dimensions were determined for the studied species.

• 出版日期2013-6