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1 March 2015 Ultrastructure and Development of the New Stylets Inside Pre-molting First Instar Nymphs of the Asian Citrus Psyllid Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae)
El-Desouky Ammar, David G. Hall, Robert G. Shatters
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Abstract

The ultrastructure and development of new stylets was studied in pre-molting first instar nymph of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae). Two oval-shaped masses of cuboidal hypodermal cells, located in the cephalic region, had long extensions that ended with developing pairs of mandibular and maxillary stylets, apparently coiled around these masses. A new structure, probably composed of softer cuticle, was found on the ventral side of each developing stylet suggesting that this structure may work as a mold during formation of the new stylets. Other organs of 1st instar nymphs, including the filter chamber and bacteriome, are also ultrastructurally described.

El-Desouky Ammar, David G. Hall, and Robert G. Shatters "Ultrastructure and Development of the New Stylets Inside Pre-molting First Instar Nymphs of the Asian Citrus Psyllid Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae)," Florida Entomologist 98(1), 373-376, (1 March 2015). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.098.0163
Published: 1 March 2015
KEYWORDS
bacteriome
cámara de filtración
citrus greening disease
enverdecimiento de los cítricos
estiletes mandibulares
estiletes maxilares
filter chamber
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