Feeding behavior can explain how predaceous Pentatomidae use different food sources as a result of ecological and evolutionary changes. This study describes the salivary glands of adults of the predator Supputius cincticeps (Stål) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) to assist in understand the feeding habits of this natural enemy. A pair of principal and accessory glands in the prothorax form the salivary system of S. cincticeps. The principal glands are bilobed with a spherical anterior lobe and are smaller than the posterior lobe, which has a prolonged sack form. The accessory glands are present in a long and tubular form that arises from the terminal portion of the curved accessory duct. The salivary system of S. cincticeps presents the same morphological pattern of other Asopinae predators.
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1 March 2013
Salivary Gland Histology of the Predator Supputius cincticeps (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)
Ancidériton A. De Castro,
Glauco Da Cruz Canevari,
Tiago G. Pikart,
Rafael C. Ribeiro,
José E. Serrão,
Teresinha V. Zanuncio,
José C. Zanuncio
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biological control
natural enemy
salivary gland
Supputius cincticeps
zoophytophagous