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Provedor de dados: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
País: | Brazil
Título: | Biochemical and morphological aspects of salivary glands of the predator Brontocoris tabidus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)
Autores: | Azevedo,Dihego de Oliveira; Zanuncio,José Cola; Zanuncio Jr.,José Salazar; Martins,Gustavo Ferreira; Marques-Silva,Solange; Sossai,Marcos Franklin; Serrão,José Eduardo.
Data: | 2007-05-01
Ano: | 2007
Palavras-chave: | Salivary glands; Biological control; Heteroptera; Pentatomidae.
Resumo: | The aim of this work was to study the feeding habits of the predator Brontocoris tabidus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) analyzing the salivary gland complex (SGC). The SGC was dissected and subjected to histological analyses and biochemical assays. Results showed that a pair of bilobed principal salivary glands and one pair of tubular accessory salivary glands form the SGC and different parts of salivary gland synthesizes similar substances. Lipases, a-amylase and trypsin-like enzymes were detected at both lobes of the principal salivary gland. These data together with observations related to the predator's diet suggested that it could be considered an obligate zoophytophagous.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132007000300013
Editor: | Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar
Relação: | 10.1590/S1516-89132007000300013
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology  v.50 n.3 2007
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess