Centro de Estudos de lnsetos Sociais, lnstituto de Biociências, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil.
J Insect Sci. 2012;12:59. doi: 10.1673/031.012.5901.
The immatures of males of two species of Camponotus ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are described and compared by light and electron microscopy. The numbers of larval instars were determined: Camponotus rufipes Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) have four instars; and Camponotus vittatus Forel have three. Male larvae of the two species are similar to previously described Camponotus larvae, sharing the following traits: basic shape of body and mandible, presence of 'chiloscleres', 'praesaepium' (some specimens), labial pseudopalps, and ten pairs of spiracles. However, larvae of the two species can be separated by bodily dimensions and based on their hair number and types. Worker larvae of C. vittatus previously described are extensively similar to male larvae, with only a few inconspicuous differences that may result from intraspecific variation or sexual differences.
通过光学和电子显微镜对两种 Camponotus 蚂蚁（膜翅目：蚁科）雄性若虫进行了描述和比较。确定了幼虫龄期的数量：红足穴蚁（膜翅目：蚁科）有四个龄期；而 Camponotus vittatus Forel 有三个龄期。两种物种的雄性幼虫与先前描述的 Camponotus 幼虫相似，具有以下共同特征：身体和下颚的基本形状、存在“chiloscleres”、“praesaepium”（一些标本）、唇状假须和十对气门。然而，两种物种的幼虫可以通过身体尺寸和毛发数量和类型来区分。先前描述的 C. vittatus 工蚁幼虫与雄性幼虫非常相似，只有少数不明显的差异，这些差异可能是由于种内变异或性别差异造成的。
