External morphology and ultra-structure of eggs and first instar of Prepona laertes laertes (Hübner, [1811]), with notes on host plant use and taxonomy
Laboratório de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19.020, CEP 81.531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Abstract
The external morphology and the tegument ultra-structure of Prepona laertes laertes (Hübner, [1811]) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Charaxinae) eggs and first instar larvae feeding on Inga spp. (Fabaceae) in a forest fragment in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, are described. Descriptions of the morphology with illustrations are presented, based upon observations through scanning electron microscopy and stereoscopic and optic microscopes attached to a camera lucida. Descriptions and illustrations of the head capsule, chaetotaxy, tegument, and setae are presented. The taxonomy, morphological characters, and host plant use of Prepona laertes immature stages are discussed.
Resumo Descreve-se a morfologia externa e a ultra-estrutura tegumentar do ovo e larvas de primeiro ínstar de Prepona laertes laertes (Hübner, [1811]) coletados sobre Inga spp. (Fabaceae) em fragmentos florestais em Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brasil. As características morfológicas são descritas e ilustradas, como resultado de observações em microscópio eletrônico de varredura, e microscópios estereoscópico e ótico acoplado à câmera clara. Descrições e ilustrações da quetotaxia da cápsula cefálica e do corpo são apresentadas, além da morfologia externa das cerdas e tegumento. São discutidas a taxonomia, os caracteres morfológicos e o uso de planta hospedeira dos estados imaturos de Prepona laertes.
Keywords: chaetotaxy, Inga, Preponini
Correspondence:
a* fernandomsdias@yahoo.com.br,
b mibras@ufpr.br,
c omhesp@ufpr.br, *Corresponding author
Editor: James Miller was Editor of this paper.
Received: 3 August 2010 | Accepted: 14 February 2011 | Published: 15 August 2011
Copyright: This is an open access paper. We use the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license that permits unrestricted use, provided that the paper is properly attributed.
ISSN: 1536-2442 | Volume 11, Number 100
Dias FMS, Casagrande MM, Mielke OHH. 2011. External morphology and ultra-structure of eggs and first instar of Prepona laertes laertes (Hübner, [1811]), with notes on host plant use and taxonomy. Journal of Insect Science 11:100 available online: insectscience.org/11.100
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