Sigara (Aphelosigara) tucma

Konopko, Susana Amanda, Mazzucconi, Silvia Ana & Ruf, Monica Lopez, 2013, Studies on the chorionic structure of the eggs of Corixoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) with scanning electron microscopy, Zootaxa 3737 (3), pp. 223-240 : 229

Sigara (Aphelosigara) tucma

( Fig. 10 )

Chorionic surface densely and finely pored, with polygonal units delimited by clearly distinguishable edges not raised from the surface. Within each unit there are coarse punctures of different shape, size and irregular distribution. A nipple structure occurs on the anterior micropylar area.

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FIGURES 7 – 12. 7 – 9, Heterocorixa brasiliensis: 7, micropyle; 8, chorionic surface; 9, base of the stalk. 10 – 12, chorionic surface: 10, Sigara (Aphelosigara) tucma; 11, Sigara (Tropocorixa) denseconscripta; 12, Sigara (Tropocorixa) platensis. CP: coarse puncture. Scale bars: Figs. 7, 9 = 50 µm, Figs. 8, 10, 11 = 20 µm, Fig. 12 = 10000 nm.