Comparing the egg ultrastructure of three Psorophora ferox (Diptera: Culicidae) populations

Abstract

Characterising the external morphology of mosquito eggs is important, since it facilitates the identification of material from breeding sites and contributes to the understanding of species biology and group systematics. Therefore, was to compare eggs from different Psorophora ferox populations using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Eggs were obtained from adult female of Ps. ferox collected in the Poços das Antas Biological Reserve (Reserva Biológica de Poços das Antas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). From each female, one portion of eggs (n = 5) was reared for identification purposes, and the second portion (n = 10) was examined using SEM for morphometric analysis. The egg morphology was then compared to that of eggs from Ps. ferox populations in Florida (USA) and Arena (Trinidad). The exochorion ornamentation of the populations differs considerably in the morphology of the tubercles of the chorionic cells, external chorionic reticulum, micropylar collar, and micropyle.Keywords: scanning electron microscopy, mosquitoes, Aedini, morphometry, egg. Comparação da ultraestrutura de ovos de três populações dePsorophora ferox (Diptera: Culicidae) ResumoCaracterização da morfologia externa dos ovos do mosquito é importante, uma vez que facilita a identificação de materiais a partir de locais de reprodução e contribui para a compreensão da biologia das espécies e sistemática do grupo. O objetivo do presente estudo foi comparar os ovos de diferentes populações Psorophora ferox usando MEV. Os ovos foram obtidos a partir de fêmeas de Ps. ferox que foram coletadas na Reserva Biológica de Poço das Antas (Reserva Biológica de Poço das Antas, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil). A partir de cada fêmea, uma parte dos ovos (n = 5) foi criado para fins de identificação, e uma segunda parte (n = 10) foi examinado usando MEV para análise morfométrica. Foi então comparada a morfologia dos ovos de populações de Ps.ferox da Flórida (EUA) e Arena (Trinidad). A ornamentação do exocório das populações difere consideravelmente na morfologia dos tubérculos das células coriônicas, retículo coriônico externo, colar micropilar e micrópila.Palavras-chave: microscopia eletrônica de varredura, mosquitos, Aedini, morfometria, ovo.

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