., AZEREDO-OLIVEIRA, M.T.V. Coloration of the testicular peritoneal sheath as a synapomorphy of triatomines (Hemiptera, Reduviidae). Biota Neotropica.http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1676-06032014009914Abstract: Recently, were described some morphological characteristics of 18 species of terrestrial hemipteran grouped in the Alydidae, Coreidae, Corimelaenidae, Lygaeidae, Rhopalidae, Scutelleridae, Tingidae and Reduviidae family that presented found variation in coloration of testicular peritoneal sheath (Reddish, Orange, Yellowish or Transparent). Thus, this study aims to analyzed the coloration of the peritoneal sheath in 44 species of triatomines grouped in nine different genera, with the aim of analyze whether the insects of the Triatominae subfamily also show variations in coloration. By means of analysis of the sheath was possible to observe that members of this subfamily have no interspecific differences, because all species have a transparent sheath. Thus, this paper describes the coloring of the peritoneal sheath in 44 species of the subfamily Triatominae and mainly suggests that the transparent color is one synapomorphy of this important group of insect vectors. Keywords: testicle, Heteroptera, Triatominae subfamily.ALEVI, K.C.C., OLIVEIRA, J., ROSA, J.A., AZEREDO-OLIVEIRA, M.T.V. Coloração da bainha peritoneal testicular como uma sinapomorfia dos triatomíneos (Hemiptera, Reduviidae
IntroductionTriatomines are hematophagous insects of medico-sanitary importance because they are considered as the main vector of Chagas disease in the human population. These vectors are included in the Hemiptera order, Heteroptera suborder, Reduviidae family and Triatominae subfamily (Lent & Wygodzinsky 1979).The knowledge of the biology of these vectors is of great importance to public health, because the main way to minimize the incidence of Chagas disease is by controlling populations (Dias & Schofield 1998, Alevi et al. 2012a). The reproductive biology of hemipterans was extensively studied by many aspects, such as anatomical (Barth 1956, Freitas et al. 2008), morphological (Gomes et al. 2013, Rosa et al. 2014, structural (Freitas et al. 2010, Silistino-Souza et al. 2012), ultrastructural (MorielleSouza et al. 2010, Freitas et al. 2010, Silistino-Souza et al. 2012 and cytogenetic (Alevi et al. 2012a(Alevi et al. , b, 2013a(Alevi et al. , b, c, d, 2014a.Recently, Gomes et al. (2013) 14(4): e20140099.Alydidae, Coreidae, Corimelaenidae, Lygaeidae, Rhopalidae, Scutelleridae, Tingidae and Reduviidae family. Among the characteristics, the color of the peritoneal sheath covering the seminiferous tubules was analyzed. The authors found variation in coloration of sheath (Reddish, Orange, Yellowish or Transparent). Thus, this study aims to analyze the peritoneal sheath in 44 species of triatomines grouped in nine different genera (Table 1), with the aim of analyze whether the insects of the Triatominae subfamily also show variations in coloration.
Material and MethodsExemplars males of 44 species (Table 1) were provided by ''Triato...