Morphology and morphometry of Lycaenid eggs (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Author
Munguira, Miguel L.
Author
Martín, José
Author
García-Barros, Enrique
Author
Shahbazian, Gayaneh
Author
Cancela, Juan Pablo
text
Zootaxa
2015
3937
2
201
247
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3937.2.1
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Genus
Lampides
Hübner
(
Fig.
7
C, D)
The genus is monospecific with the egg of
Lampides boeticus
(Linnaeus)
having a very small micropylar area surrounded by a flattened area of cells with a rhomboid shape. The lateral zone has triangular cells, with their apex elevated forming rounded tubercles at the end and gathered together to form a pattern of hexagons. The annular area has smooth bottomed cells while the rest of the egg has cells with their bottom showing a rough and irregular reticulum.