Embryogenesis of Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae): morphological markers for staging of living embryos

Title:

Embryogenesis of Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae): morphological markers for staging of living embryos

Creator:

Havelka, Jan and Landa, Vladimír

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:7b55d192-5518-45ed-af57-3e1ed3502fad
uuid:7b55d192-5518-45ed-af57-3e1ed3502fad

Subject:

Cecidomyiidae, Aphidoletes aphidimyza, biological control, aphids, insect embryogenesis, embryonic markers, cryopreservation of eggs, and entomophagous insects

Type:

article, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

Determination of embryonic stages is an important prerequisite for the long-term cryopreservation of eggs and embryos of the predatory gall midge Aphidoletes aphidimyza. This paper describes the embryonic development of this insect based on light microscopy. Gall midge embryogenesis lasts, on average, 102 h at 17°C and 144 h at 15°C. Living embryos can be quickly separated into ten stages that are clearly defined by specific morphological markers. The necessity for selecting definite embryonic stages for cryobiological storage is discussed.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
policy:public

Source:

European Journal of Entomology | 2007 Volume:104 | Number:1

Harvested from:

CDK

Metadata only:

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