Anatomical study of the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) using micro-computed tomography.

ABSTRACT: Traditionally, the study of anatomy in insects has been based on dissection techniques. Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) is an X-ray based technique that allows visualization of the internal anatomy of insects in situ and does not require dissections. We report on the use of micro-CT scans to study, in detail, the internal structures and organs of the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei), the most damaging insect pest of coffee worldwide. Detailed images and videos allowed us to make the first description of the aedeagus and the first report of differences between the sexes based on internal anatomy (flight musculature, midgut shape, hindgut convolutions, brain shape and size) and external morphology (lateral outline of the pronotum and number of abdominal tergites). This study is

SUBMITTER: Alba-Alejandre I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6868283 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature