Development of Genital Plates in Nymphs of Triatoma pallidipennis, Stål 1872, (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and its Application as Sexing Method

Milton Rodríguez-Sánchez, Ricardo Alejandre-Aguilar, Benjamín Nogueda-Torres, Alejandro D. Camacho, Eliézer Martín-Frías

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Searching for morphometric differences between sexes in immature forms, the development of genital plates in the exuviae of Triatoma pallidipennis Stål 1872 nymphs was studied. Differences were found in the form and size of the 9th genital urosternite, it is larger and wider in males as compared to females. This difference is reported in several South American Triatoma species. From our results it is possible to sex early stages from microscopic observation of genital plates in whole insects.

Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)777-782
Número de páginas6
PublicaciónMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Volumen98
N.º6
DOI
EstadoPublicada - sep. 2003

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