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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060 EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 95, No. 6, 2000, pp. 877-882
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Bioline Code: oc00143
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 95, No. 6, 2000, pp. 877-882
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The Postembryonic Development of the Ocellar System of Triatoma infestans Klug (Heteroptera: Reduviidae)
Teresita C Insausti & Claudio R Lazzari
Abstract
Simple eyes or ocelli coexist with compound eyes in many adult insects. The change in the morphology of the ocelli along the five larval instars of Triatoma infestans was studied by light and scanning electron microscopy. Our analysis showed that the development of the ocelli of these bugs occurs gradually along the larval life. The photoreceptor layer is present from the second-instar onwards. The cornea appears first at the imaginal stage and grows up to the 18-20th day after the last ecdysis, associated to an increase in the retinal mass. Findings are discussed in a comparative fashion and in relation to the functionality of the ocellar system in T. infestans.
Keywords
Triatoma infestans, ocelli, development, Chagas disease
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