Study on types, total and differential haemocytes counts of usherhopper, Poekilocerus bufonius Klug

Abstract EN

This study presented the identification of types, the total and differential haemocytes counts of usherhopper, Poekilocerus bufonius.

Different histochemical tests were used to distinguish between various haemocyte types.

Five types were morphologically characterized; namely, prohaemocytes (PRs), plasmotocytes (PLs), granulocytes (GRs), spherulocytes (SPs) and adipohemocytes (Ads).

Total haemocytes counts in nymphal stages and both adult’s male and female were 1300/mm3, 892/mm3 and 838/mm3, respectively.

The relative percentage of types and differential haemocytes counts of nymph, male and female were calculated.

The results were discussed on the light of the existing references with emphases on the possible effect of the food consumed by usherhopper.