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Number of larval instars of the ant Pachycondyla (=Neoponera) villosa (Formicidae: Ponerinae) determined by the rule of Dyar
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2001-12-01Registro en:
Sociobiology, v. 37, n. 3 B, p. 679-686, 2001.
0361-6525
WOS:000168925800017
2-s2.0-0035609883
4396826019535898
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Institución
Resumen
In this work we present the number of larval instars in the Ponerinae ant Pachycondyla (=Neoponera) villosa. The analysis of maximal head capsule width measurement of 147 larvae was made. Four larval instars were measured: 1st instar the cephalic capsule varied from 0.18mm to 0.22mm; 2nd instar from 0.23mm to 0.27mm; 3rd instar from 0.30mm to 0.33mm and the 4th instar varied from 0.35mm to 0.38mm. The mean growth rate was 1.2375 according to the rule of Dyar. We also reviewed the number of larval instars for 35 ant species.