Rosa K C C, Peronti A L B G, Cônsoli F L, Sousa-Silva C R
Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais, Depto de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva, Univ Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
Depto de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva, Univ Federal de São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235 - SP-310, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil.
Neotrop Entomol. 2017 Aug;46(4):423-432. doi: 10.1007/s13744-016-0480-0. Epub 2017 Jan 10.
The wax scale Ceroplastes glomeratus Peronti shows seasonal behavioral and phenotypic differences. Individuals develop gregariously during autumn, whereas solitarily in spring. Besides such behavioral differences, spring ("isolated form") and autumn ("aggregated form") will also produce different morphotypes. We provide additional data on the morphological data of the species based on the microscopic and macroscopic characteristics of adult females and of first-instars of the two adult morphotypes of C. glomeratus.
紫胶蚧（Ceroplastes glomeratus Peronti）表现出季节性的行为和表型差异。个体在秋季群居发育，而在春季独居发育。除了这种行为差异外，春季（“孤立型”）和秋季（“聚集型”）还会产生不同的形态类型。我们基于紫胶蚧两种成虫形态类型的成年雌虫和一龄若虫的微观和宏观特征，提供了该物种形态学数据的补充信息。
