Circulating hemocytes from larvae and adults of Carabus (Chaetocarabus) lefebvrei Dejean 1826 (Coleoptera, Carabidae): Cell types and their role in phagocytosis after in vivo artificial non-self-challenge

Haemocyte Morphology and Differential Haemocyte Counts of Giant Ladybird Beetle, <i>Anisolemnia dilatata</i> (F.) (Coleoptera:Coccinellidae):A Unique Predator of Bamboo Woolly Aphids

“…prohaemocytes, plasmatocytes, granulocytes, spherulocytes and oenocytes in all the post-embryonic stages of A. dilatata. Similar results were obtained by Suhail et al 13 in the haemolymph of larvae of another ladybird beetle, C. septempunctata, but Giglio et al 5 recorded four morpho-types of haemocytes in Carabus (Chaetocarabus) lefebvrei (Coleoptera: Carabidae). However, the classification of insect haemocytes is somewhat controversial; different workers [19][20][21][22] use different terminology to classify each cellular type.…”

“…Profound biochemical changes occur in the haemolymph during metamorphosis. Haemocyte count of insects is a good indicator of their physiological preparations during growth and adulthood 4 because pathogens are important factor of mortality in all developmental stages 5 . A majority of the existing studies on haemolymph are confined to the insects of families Lepidoptera, Orthoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera and Hymenoptera [6][7][8][9] , and a few studies exist on coleopteran insects 5,[10][11][12][13] including the only study on the beetle of Coccinellidae, Coccinella septempunctata L., which is a generalist predator of aphids 13 .…”

“…Haemocyte count of insects is a good indicator of their physiological preparations during growth and adulthood 4 because pathogens are important factor of mortality in all developmental stages 5 . A majority of the existing studies on haemolymph are confined to the insects of families Lepidoptera, Orthoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera and Hymenoptera [6][7][8][9] , and a few studies exist on coleopteran insects 5,[10][11][12][13] including the only study on the beetle of Coccinellidae, Coccinella septempunctata L., which is a generalist predator of aphids 13 . The aim of this study was to document the differential counts of cellular population of haemolymph and physical characteristics of different kinds of haemocytes by light microscopic analysis in different life stages of giant ladybird predator Anisolemnia dilatata (F.) to augment data on this beetle species adapted to specialized insect food [woolly aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae)] in bamboo habitats of South East and Far East Asia 14 .…”

“…In some birds, cytomorphometry of erythrocytes has only been reported [1][2][3][4][5] . The morphology and morphometry of both erythrocytes and leukocytes were earlier discussed in adult male ostrich 6 .…”

Immunoliogical Responses of Hyphantria Cunea (Drury) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) to Entomopathogenic Fungi, Beauveria Bassiana (Bals.-Criy) and Isaria Farinosae (Holmsk.) Fr.

“…Hemocyte types and their specific responses during insect-pathogen interaction are good indicators of insect defense reactions (Da Silva et al 2000;Gillespie et al 2000). Several classes of hemocytes have been morphologically and functionally characterized, mainly in species such as Diptera, Lepidoptera and Coleoptera (Lavine and Strand 2002;Giulianini et al 2003;Costa et al 2005;Giglio et al 2008). The most common hemocyte types are prohemocytes, plasmotocytes, granulocytes, and oenocytoids.…”