Table 2 Morphological characteristics of the exochorion of the parents and segregation pattern in the hybrids of Rhodnius spp.
Characteristics | R. montenegrensis (Fig. 2A) | R. marabaensis (Fig. 2C) | Hybrid (Fig. 2B) (♀ R. montenegrensis × ♂ R. marabaensis) |
|---|---|---|---|
Cells | Pentagonal and hexagonal | Hexagonal and irregular | Hexagonal |
Limiting lines | Evident | Evident | Less evident |
Granulations | Regular and abundant | Regular and abundant, with greater concentration around the LL | Regular and abundant, with greater concentration around the LL |
Characteristics | R. montenegrensis (Fig. 2F) | R. marabaensis (Fig. 2D) | Hybrid (Fig. 2E) (♀ R. marabaensis × ♂ R. montenegrensis) |
|---|---|---|---|
Cells | Pentagonal and hexagonal | Hexagonal and irregular | Hexagonal and irregular |
Limiting lines | Evident | Evident | Less evident |
Granulations | Regular and abundant | Regular and abundant, with greater concentration around the LL | Irregular and less abundant |
Characteristics | R. robustus (Fig. 2G) | R. montenegrensis (Fig. 2I) | Hybrid (Fig. 2H) (♀ R. robustus × ♂ R. montenegrensis) |
|---|---|---|---|
Cells | Hexagonal | Pentagonal and hexagonal | Pentagonal and hexagonal |
Limiting lines | Evident | Less evident | Less evident |
Granulations | Irregular and less abundant, with greater concentration around the LL | Regular and abundant, with greater concentration around the LL | Regular and abundant, frequently forming clumps |
Characteristics | R. robustus (Fig. 2L) | R. montenegrensis (Fig. 2J) | Hybrid (Fig. 2K) (♀ R. montenegrensis × ♂ R. robustus) |
|---|---|---|---|
Cells | Hexagonal | Pentagonal and hexagonal | Hexagonal |
Limiting lines | Evident | Less evident | Very evident (easy to see) |
Granulations | Irregular and less abundant, with greater concentration around the LL | Regular and abundant, with greater concentration around the LL | Regular and abundant |
