External morphology of eggs of Macronemurus bilineatus and Megistopus flavicornis (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae): a scanning electron microscopy study

Authors

ZEKİYE SULUDERE
SAVAŞ CANBULAT
SELAMİ CANDAN

DOI

10.3906/zoo-0807-12

Abstract

The eggs of Megistopus flavicornis (Rossi, 1790) and Macronemurus bilineatus Brauer, 1868 were studied by light and scanning electron microscope and are described in detail in this paper. Both species have roughly elongate and cylindrical eggs with rounded ends and have 2 flattened disc-like micropylar processes at the opposite poles. The chorionic surface is tuberculated and differs between the 2 species. The eggs of M. flavicornis additionally have some rows containing polygonal pattern of exochorion near the micropyles. Moreover, a number of morphological differences between the 2 species are noted.

Keywords

Scanning electron microscope, chorion, eggshell, micropyle

First Page

387

Last Page

392

Recommended Citation

SULUDERE, ZEKİYE; CANBULAT, SAVAŞ; and CANDAN, SELAMİ (2009) "External morphology of eggs of Macronemurus bilineatus and Megistopus flavicornis (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae): a scanning electron microscopy study," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 33: No. 4, Article 2. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-0807-12
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol33/iss4/2