A new technique for preserving the form of artificially inflated endophalli of bees

Neotropical Entomology

ALDUTRA 1, R OLIVEIRA2

1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia de Biomas Tropicais, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Brazil

2Departamento de Biodiversidade, Evolução e Meio Ambiente, ICEB, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Brazil

Correspondence to:

Reisla Oliveira

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Table 1.Techniques for everting endophalli of insects found in articles selected after bibliographic search for the years 1945 to 2015 in the database of Scopus and ISI Web of Knowledge.

Order
Family / Techniques / Aims of the study / Refer.
COLEOPTERA
CARABIDAE
Dissectionof genitalia / Taxonomic / 7, 33
Evertion by injecting toothpaste / Taxonomic / 37
CERAMBYCIDAE
Dissectionof pairs / Behavioral / 21
Rubenyan method / Taxonomic / 18
CHIRONIDAE
Dissectionof genitalia / Taxonomic / 19
CHRYSOMELIDAE
Dissectionof genitalia / Taxonomic / 27, 26
Dissectionof pairs / Morphologic description / 13
Dissectionof pairs / Behavioral / 15
Dissectionof pairs / Description of the everting technique / 28
CICINDELIDAE
Dissectionof genitalia / Taxonomic / 38
CURCULIONOIDEA
Dissectionof genitalia / Taxonomic / 41,11
Dissectionof pairs / Behavioral / 14
Evertion by injecting K-Y gel. / Description of the everting technique / 10
RUTELIDAE
Dissectionof genitalia / Taxonomic / 29
RABAEIDAE
Dissectionof genitalia / Taxonomic / 34, 8
STAPHYLINIDAE
Dissectionof pairs / Behavioral / 22
HYMENOPTERA
APIDAE
Dissectionof genitalia / Morphologic description / 31
Dissectionof pairs / Morphologic description / 30
Manual pressure on the abdomen / Analysis of ejected substances / 43, 24
Analysis of semen / 3, 23, 42, 40
Artificial insemination / 16
Taxonomic / 25
Evertion by injecting 1% low melting agarose / Semen analysis
Description of the everting technique / 39
This study
APIDAE, ANDRENIDAE,HALICTIDAE, MEGACHILIDA / Evertion by injecting water / Taxonomic / 36
Order
Family / Techniques / Aims of the study / Refer.
LEPIDOPTERA
Dissectionof pairs / Behavioral / 9
Instrumental inflation / Description of the everting technique / 20
NOCTUIDAE
Dissectionof pairs / Behavioral / 17
GEOMETRIDAE
Dissectionof genitalia / Taxonomic / 32
ORTHOPTERA
Dissectionof genitalia / Taxonomic / 12
PROSCOPIIDAE
Dissectionof genitalia / Taxonomic / 4
ACRIDIDAE
Dissectionof genitalia / Taxonomic / 6
PHTHIRAPTERA
Dissectionof genitalia / Morphologic description / 44
PSOCOPTERA
LACHESILLIDAE / Dissectionof genitalia / Taxonomic / 1
PSOCODEA / Dissectionof genitalia / Taxonomic / 2
TRICHOPTERA
GLOSSOSOMATIDAE / Dissectionof genitalia / Taxonomic / 5
ZORAPTERA
ZOROTYPIDAE / Dissection ofgenitalia / Taxonomic / 35

(1)Aldrete & Mockford 2011; (2) Aldrete et al 2013; (3) Baer et al 2012; (4)Bentos-Pereira & Listre 2005;(5) Bueno-Soria 2010;(6) Carbonell 2008; (7)Casale 2011; (8)Coca-Albia & Robbins 2006; (9) Cordero 2010; (10) Dam 2014; (11) Davidian & Korotyaev 2012; (12) Domenico & Bentos-Pereira 2011; (13) Dungelhoef & Schmitt 2005; (14) Dungelhoef Schmitt 2010; (15) Flowers & Eberhard 2006; (16) Gençer et al 2014; (17) Holt & North 1970; (18) Hubweber & Schmitt 2010; (19)Huchet 2002; (20)Hünefeld et al 2013; (21) Hunting 2013; (22) Jałoszynski et al 2014; (23) King et al 2011; (24) Koeniger et al1990; (25) Koeniger et al 1991; (26) Lee & Bezdek 2014; (27)Lee Staines 2010; (28)Matsumura & Yoshizawa 2010; (29) Montreuil 2010; (30) Moors Billen 2007; (31) Moors et al 2012; (32)Mutanen & Kaitala 2005; (33) Ortuño & Barranco 2013; (34)Pizzo 2011; (35) Rafael et al 2008; (36)Roig-Alsina 1993; (37) Sasakawa et al 2013; (38)Schule 2007; (39) Stürup et al 2013; (40) Taylor et al 2009; (41) Wang et al 2011; (42) Wegener et al 2012; (43) Woyke 2010; (44) Yoshizawa Johnson 2006.

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