Morphological Aspects of Antennal Sensilla of the Rhodnius brethesi Matta, 1919 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from the Negro River, Amazon Region of Brazil
Joint Authors
Freitas, Simone Patrícia Carneiro
Santos, Laura Cristina
de Souza, Amanda Coutinho
Junqueira, Angela Cristina Verissimo
Source
Journal of Parasitology Research
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-03-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Studies conducted in river Ererê located in the left margin of Negro River, municipality of Barcelos, state of Amazonas, have confirmed that Rhodnius brethesi has as its natural habitat the palm tree Leopoldinia piassaba.
By scanning electron microscopy, sensillum type was studied on the antennae of R.
brethesi.
The specimens used come from the field and laboratory colony.
No differences were observed between R.
brethesi and other Triatominae studied.
In the R.
brethesi antennas, differences were observed only between the antennal segments and in the dorsal and ventral portions.
Trichobothria sensilla show a difference with a lamellar base, suggesting that this conformation of the base of the sensilla is a synapomorphic feature of the genus.
Another important observation is that, considering that R.
brethesi is a specialist, infesting only one type of palm tree, trichoidea sensilla may be involved with plant-derived odorants.
The knowledge of such functions could benefit the understanding of the likely biological role of these structures in chemical communication and also provide basic information for future studies of niche recognition, since this species of triatomine is only found in the L.
piassaba palm.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Freitas, Simone Patrícia Carneiro& Santos, Laura Cristina& de Souza, Amanda Coutinho& Junqueira, Angela Cristina Verissimo. 2020. Morphological Aspects of Antennal Sensilla of the Rhodnius brethesi Matta, 1919 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from the Negro River, Amazon Region of Brazil. Journal of Parasitology Research،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Freitas, Simone Patrícia Carneiro…[et al.]. Morphological Aspects of Antennal Sensilla of the Rhodnius brethesi Matta, 1919 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from the Negro River, Amazon Region of Brazil. Journal of Parasitology Research No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Freitas, Simone Patrícia Carneiro& Santos, Laura Cristina& de Souza, Amanda Coutinho& Junqueira, Angela Cristina Verissimo. Morphological Aspects of Antennal Sensilla of the Rhodnius brethesi Matta, 1919 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from the Negro River, Amazon Region of Brazil. Journal of Parasitology Research. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1190099