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Revealing the respiratory system of the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei; Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) using micro-computed tomography
- Source :
- Scientific Reports, Scientific Reports, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019.
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Abstract
- The coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) is the most economically important insect pest of coffee globally. Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) was used to reconstruct the respiratory system of this species for the first time; this is the smallest insect (ca. 2 mm long) for which this has been done to date. Anatomical details of the spiracles and tracheal tubes are described, images presented, and new terms introduced. The total volume and the relationship between tracheal lumen diameter, length and volume are also presented. The total length of the tracheal tubes are seventy times the length of the entire animal. Videos and a 3D model for use with mobile devices are included as supplementary information; these could be useful for future research and for teaching insect anatomy to students and the public in general.<br />This paper benefitted from the sub-award agreement S15192.01 between Kansas State University (KSU) and the University of Granada, as part of a USDANIFA Award 2014-70016-23028 to S.J. Brown (KSU), “Developing an Infrastructure and Product Test Pipeline to Deliver Novel Therapies for Citrus Greening Disease” (2015–2020).
- Subjects :
- Male
Models, Anatomic
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine
Respiratory System
lcsh:Medicine
Coffea
3d model
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
Article
Tracheal lumen
Insect pest
03 medical and health sciences
Animals
Respiratory system
lcsh:Science
Multidisciplinary
biology
Micro computed tomography
lcsh:R
Biological techniques
X-Ray Microtomography
Anatomy
biology.organism_classification
030104 developmental biology
Curculionidae
Weevils
lcsh:Q
Female
Zoology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20452322
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Scientific Reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....dbffdd3585b49cd3fc5f8d89d79cd63c