Immature stages of Zelus leucogrammus (Heteroptera: Reduviidae)"

COSCARÓN M. DEL C.; DELLAPÉ P. M.; DEL CLARO K.

Foz do Iguassu, Brasil

Congreso; XXI International Congress of Entomology. XVIII Brazilian Congress of Entomology. Brazil; 2000

The genus Zelus Fabricius 1834 belongs to the Harpactorinae and it is widely distributed in the american continent, from Canada to Argentina. According Maldonado Capriles (1990) listed a total of 60 species. Species of the genus are predators of insects and usually found in low trees, grass and crops. Zelus leucogrammus Perty has a Neotropical distribution up to Brazil, including Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay. The purpose of this study is to describe the eggs and nymphs I-V of Zelus leucogrammus. The material used in this study consist of eggs and specimens reared in the laboratory at the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil. The measurements are given in millimeters. The morphological characters and miristic were analysed with the help of binocular and electronic microscope. The eggs and nymphs I-V are described in order to complete the knowledge of the life cycle of this species. Index terms: Zelus leucogrammus, predator, egg, nymph.