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Imaginal wing discs in larvae of the soldier caste of Pheidole bicarinata vinelandica Forel (Hymenoptera : Formicidae)

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Wheeler, DE; Nijhout, HF
Published in: International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology
January 1, 1981

In Pheidole bicarinata vinelandica, soldier larvae have prominent mesothoracic wing discs. Imaginal wing discs are suppressed in minor worker larvae. In soldiers, wing discs appear abruptly late in larvae life and are unusually large when compared with wing discs in worker larvae of other ant genera. Once development has been initiated, wing discs of soldier larvae grow at a rate comparable to soldier leg discs. The dynamics of development of soldier wing discs differ fundamentally from those of other holometabolous insects, worker ants and Pheidole bicarinata queens. This unusual developmental pattern may provide a clue to the physiological basis and timing of soldier determination. © 1981 Pergamon Press Ltd.

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International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology

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ISSN

0020-7322

Publication Date

January 1, 1981

Volume

10

Issue

2

Start / End Page

131 / 139

Related Subject Headings

  • Entomology
  • 3109 Zoology
  • 0608 Zoology
 

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Wheeler, D. E., & Nijhout, H. F. (1981). Imaginal wing discs in larvae of the soldier caste of Pheidole bicarinata vinelandica Forel (Hymenoptera : Formicidae). International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology, 10(2), 131–139. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7322(81)80018-9
Wheeler, D. E., and H. F. Nijhout. “Imaginal wing discs in larvae of the soldier caste of Pheidole bicarinata vinelandica Forel (Hymenoptera : Formicidae).” International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology 10, no. 2 (January 1, 1981): 131–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7322(81)80018-9.
Wheeler DE, Nijhout HF. Imaginal wing discs in larvae of the soldier caste of Pheidole bicarinata vinelandica Forel (Hymenoptera : Formicidae). International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology. 1981 Jan 1;10(2):131–9.
Wheeler, D. E., and H. F. Nijhout. “Imaginal wing discs in larvae of the soldier caste of Pheidole bicarinata vinelandica Forel (Hymenoptera : Formicidae).” International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology, vol. 10, no. 2, Jan. 1981, pp. 131–39. Scopus, doi:10.1016/S0020-7322(81)80018-9.
Wheeler DE, Nijhout HF. Imaginal wing discs in larvae of the soldier caste of Pheidole bicarinata vinelandica Forel (Hymenoptera : Formicidae). International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology. 1981 Jan 1;10(2):131–139.

Published In

International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology

DOI

ISSN

0020-7322

Publication Date

January 1, 1981

Volume

10

Issue

2

Start / End Page

131 / 139

Related Subject Headings

  • Entomology
  • 3109 Zoology
  • 0608 Zoology