Comparative morphology of the eggs from the eight species in the genus Agathemera Stål (Insecta: Phasmatodea), through phylogenetic comparative method approach
Author
Cubillos, Claudio
Landcare Research, Private Bag 92170, Auckland, New Zealand. & School of Biological Science, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
Author
Vera, Alejandro
Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Chile. alejandro. vera @ umce. cl; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1029 - 4965
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-06-29
4803
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4803.3.8
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A. millepunctata
(Redtenbacher 1906)
(n=20) (
Fig. 5
:
e1,2
)
The egg elongation expressed as the height/length ratio is 54 ± 3% and the lateral flattening as the width/height ratio is 92 ± 4%. The general egg shape is ellipsoidal, flattened towards the anterior pole (80%) (
10
) or ovoid (20%) (
11
). The capsule color is brown (
20
) with texture slightly rugose (
31
). The micropylar plate is lanceolate shaped (
40
), smooth (
50
), with edges above the capsule plane (
60
), its color is brown-reddish (
72
) and the internal micropylar plate is open (
80
). Opercular angle is -29.39º ± 4.39. The operculum has a circular shape (
90
), same than the rest of the capsule (
100
) and its texture is slightly rugose (
111
).
Ultrastructure (
Fig. 7
:
e1,2
): The capsule ultrastructure surface is rugose (
123
), as well as the micropylar plate ultrastructure surface (
131
). The micropylar cup has a veil (
141
). The ultrastructure surface of the operculum is rugose (
150
).