The Midgut of the Parasitoid Campoletis flavicincta (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)

• Published in: The Florida entomologist Vol. 96; no. 3; pp. 1016 - 1022
• Main Authors: Gonçalves, Wagner G, Fernandes, Kenner M, Gonçalves, Max P, Neves, Clóvis A, Martins, Gustavo F, Zanuncio, José C, Serrão, José E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lutz Florida Entomological Society 01.09.2013; The Florida Entomological Society
• Subjects: Animal digestion; Campoletis; Cell nucleus; Cellular differentiation; células digestivas; células regenerativas; Digestion; digestive cells and regenerative cells; Distribution; Endocrine cells; Environmental aspects; epitelio; Epithelial cells; Epithelium; Hymenoptera; Ichneumonidae; Insect larvae; Insect populations; insects; Midgut; morfometría; morphometric; morphometry; Parasitoids; Population biology; Research Papers; Wasps; Brazil

The midgut epithelium of insects is composed mainly of digestive cells, responsible for the digestion and absorption of food, and regenerative cells, which play a role in cell renewal. The morphological and histochemical analyses of the midgut of Campoletis flavicincta (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Ichneu...