Description of the larvae of Tapinoma melanocephalum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Morphological descriptions of the 4 instars of the ghost-ant Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius are presented along with illustrations and comparisons with other species of the same genus. Instars were similar, differing only in body length. The analyzed larvae presented many characteristics in commo...

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Autores: De Jesus, Carlos Massuretti [UNESP], Fox, Eduardo Gonalves Paterson [UNESP], Solis, Daniel Russ [UNESP], Yabuki, Antonio Teruyoshi [UNESP], Rossi, Monica Lanzoni, Bueno, Odair Correa [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/225987
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1653/024.093.0214
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/225987
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dolichoderinae
ghost-ant
larval description
tramp species
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Sumario:Morphological descriptions of the 4 instars of the ghost-ant Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius are presented along with illustrations and comparisons with other species of the same genus. Instars were similar, differing only in body length. The analyzed larvae presented many characteristics in common with other Tapinoma Frster larvae, such as: dolichoderoid body and mandibles, 9 pairs of spiracles, the presence of a terminal boss, and scarce body and head setae, all simple and short. We observed the following differences from other previous descriptions: the presence of a subapical mandibular tooth, setaceous sensilla on the medial anterior surface of the labrum, and fewer sensilla on maxillary and labial palps.