Notes on the eggs of Gripopteryx Pictet, 1841 and Tupiperla Froehlich, 1969 (Gripopteryginae: Gripopterygidae)

RIPPEL, MELLIS LAYRA SOARES; PABLO PESSACQ; TÁCIO DUARTE ; SALLES, FREDERICO F.

Simposio; XXI ST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PLECOPTERA; 2022

The present study aims at deepening theunderstanding the ultrastructure of the eggs ofGripopteryginae by firstly examining the eggs of twospecies of Tupiperla [T. robusta Froehlich, 1998 andT. tessellata (Brauer, 1868)] and Gripopteryx [G.garbei Navás, 1936 and G. cancellata (Pictet, 1841)].Eggs are domed-shaped, highly concave, withdiameters of approximately 0,23 mm, and whitish incolor. The chorion is reticulated and porous.No data were obtained on micropyle